NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Gaofen-13-02

Launch Time
Fri Mar 17, 2023 08:33 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3B/E
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Price: $29.15 million
Liftoff Thrust: 5,986 kN
Payload to LEO: 11,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 5,550 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 56.3 m
Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Fairing Height: 9.56 m

Mission Details

Gaofen-13-02

Gaofen 13 (GF 13) is a series of geostationary Earth observation satellites in the Gaofen series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites.

No details are known so far, but it is suspected to be an improved version of the Gaofen 4 satellite with a significantly larger optical system. A 15 m resolution geostationary earth observation satellite was reportedly been under development by CAST; this may be the same model.

Payloads: 1
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China

Stats

2023

40th orbital launch attempt

Long March 3

147th mission
2nd mission of 2023
139th successful mission
23rd consecutive successful mission