Gaofen-11-05

Orbited Gaofen-11 05, a high-resolution optical Earth-observation satellite, into sun-synchronous orbit from Taiyuan for land mapping, urban planning, agricultural yield forecasting and disaster mitigation — the fifth satellite in the Gaofen-11 series.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

3 T (est.)

Flight

49th

of 58 Long March 4B flights

Date and time

19 July 2024, 03:03 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2024-130

Launches in 2024

135th of 263

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