Gaofen 1

Long March 2D launched China's Gaofen-1 Earth-observation satellite, the first in the CHEOS high-resolution imaging program, alongside three secondary satellites: Turkey's TurkSat-3USat, Argentina's CubeBug-1, and Ecuador's NEE-01 Pegaso.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

1.1 T

Flight

19th

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

26 April 2013, 04:13 UTC

Rocket

Long March 2D

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2013-018

Launches in 2013

19th of 81

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