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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceLong March 3B/E
Launched 2015-12-28 16:04 UTCLaunch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
87th
orbital launch attempt in 2015
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
19th
launch this year
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
72 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
In geostationary orbit Gaofen 4 will monitor the Earth in the visible light and infrared regions, at a resolution of 50m and 400m respectively for near time civilian applications. The spacecraft is the 4th Gaofen series spacecraft to be launched in China’s High-Definition Earth Observation Satellite (HDEOS) program. The satellite weighs 4600kg, is powered by 2 solar arrays and has an expected lifetime of 8 years.
Launch Provider
Government · China · Founded 1999 · Chairman & President Lei Fanpei
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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Landings
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Upcoming
7
scheduled
Height
56.3m
Diameter
3.4m
To low Earth orbit
12,000kg
Liftoff thrust
5,924kN
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