Gaofen 9

Launched the Gaofen-9 Earth-observation satellite from Jiuquan, providing sub-meter resolution optical imagery for civilian mapping, urban planning, and land-use surveys under China's high-resolution Earth observation program.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

1.7 T (est.)

Flight

23rd

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

14 September 2015, 04:42 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

2015-047

Launches in 2015

50th of 87

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