Mission record
Long March 2D | Gaofen 6 & Luojia-1
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Provider type
Government
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
China
Date
Sat, 02 Jun 2018 04:13:04 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5754 ever
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. Luojia-1 is a 6U Earth observation cubesat prototype.
Deployed payloads · 1