Gaofen-5-01A

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Sun-Synchronous Orbit Launch Complex 9 Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Gaofen-5-01A is a hyperspectral Earth observation satellite. Instruments include a 1500 km swath width Infared imager, a 2.5nm spectral-resolution visible-near infrared hyperspectral imager & a differential absorption spectrometer for measuring atmospheric trace gas.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 8, 2022, 7:41 p.m.

Launch success.


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 8, 2022, 1:41 a.m.

Launch moved up by 2 days per NOTAMs.


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 6, 2022, 5 a.m.

Added launch per NOTAMs; launch vehicle and payload highly uncertain.


Long March 2D

Family:
Configuration: 2D

The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    1
  • Max Stage
    2
  • Length
    38.3 m
  • Diameter
    3.35 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    232.0 T
  • Thrust
    2962.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Long March 2D
  • Family
  • Variant
    2D
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Long March 2D
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $30000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    3500.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    1300.0 kg

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

(CASC)

Chairman & President: Lei Fanpei Founded: 1999 Successes: 528 Failures: 14 Pending: 5

Agency Type:

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.

INFO WIKI

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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