Gaofen-7 & Others

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

03:22:00

Sunday November 3, 2019

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Official Livestream

Mission Details

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Gaofen-7

Wiki

Gaofen 7 is an optical satellite for mapping purposes for the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping, and Geoinformation of China (NASMG). It is similar, but improved, to the earlier ZY-3.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

2,400 kilograms

Rideshares

Other payloads were also flown on this mission: - Huangpu 1 - SRSS 1 - Xiaoxiang 1-08

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

3 Payloads

Rocket

Active
Long March 4B

Active Since 1999

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation logo

Agency

CASC

Price

$64.68 million

Rocket

Height: 46.97m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 4,200 kg

GTO: 1,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,993 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.8m

Height: 11.74m

Stages

3

Launch Site

LC-9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China

Fastest Turnaround

16 days 20 hours

Stats

Long March 4B


34th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2019

2019


77th

Orbital launch attempt