Gaofen Multimode

Long March 4B launched two China Academy of Space Technology satellites from Taiyuan: a sub-meter-resolution Gaofen civilian remote-sensing satellite and the Xibaipo space-science satellite, both placed into sun-synchronous orbit.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

2.4 T (est.)

Flight

36th

of 58 Long March 4B flights

Date and time

3 July 2020, 03:10 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4B

Builder

CASC

Launch site

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

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2020-042

Launches in 2020

46th of 114

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