Gaofen 5

Launched Gaofen-5 from Taiyuan, a Chinese hyperspectral Earth-observation satellite carrying six payload types including atmospheric trace-gas and greenhouse-gas detectors for environmental monitoring.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

2.7 T

Flight

24th

of 60 Long March 4C flights

Date and time

8 May 2018, 18:28 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4C

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2018-043

Launches in 2018

43rd of 114

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