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Long March 4C | Gaofen 5
China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Successful

Gaofen 5

Long March 4C

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LAUNCH SITETaiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission

Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms. Based on the SAST5000B bus, Gaofen 5 will carry six types of payloads, including visible and short-wave infra hyper-spectral camera, spectral imager, greenhouse gas detector, atmospheric environment infrared detector at very high spectral resolution, differential absorption spectrometer for atmospheric trace gas, and multi-angle polarization detector. The satellite has a designed life of 8 years. It is to be launched atop of a Long March 4C to a 705km Sun Syncronous Orbit (SSO).

Launch vehicle
Long March 4C
Mission type
Earth Science
Destination orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch pad
Launch Complex 9
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

The vehicle

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Long March 4C
Launch vehicle

Long March 4C

The Long March 4C, also known as the Chang Zheng 4C, CZ-4C and LM-4C, previously designated Long March 4B-II, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is launched from the Jiuquan, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre and Xichangs, and consists of 3 stages. Long March 4C vehicles have been used to launch the Yaogan-1, Yaogan-3 SAR satellites and the Fengyun-3A polar orbiting meteorological satellite. On December 15, 2009 a Long March 4C was used to launch Yaogan 8.

Stages
3
Recorded launches
59
First flight
2006-04-26

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Launch site & orbit

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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