Gaofen 6 & Luojia-1

Launched Gaofen-6, a Chinese high-resolution Earth observation satellite for the CHEOS program carrying panchromatic/hyperspectral and wide-angle cameras, from Jiuquan alongside the Luojia-1 cubesat.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

1.1 T

Flight

40th

of 101 Long March 2D flights

Date and time

2 June 2018, 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

Earth Science

International designator

2018-048

Launches in 2018

48th of 114

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