Gaofen 8

Long March 4B carried the Gaofen-8 high-resolution Earth observation satellite into orbit from Taiyuan, part of China's civilian CHEOS program used for surveying, disaster response and land-use mapping.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

2.4 T (est.)

Flight

25th

of 58 Long March 4B flights

Date and time

26 June 2015, 06:22 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2015-030

Launches in 2015

32nd of 87

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