Gaofen-12-02

Long March 4C launched Gaofen-12-02, the second satellite in China's Gaofen-12 series, from Jiuquan into sun-synchronous orbit. It carries a sub-meter-resolution synthetic aperture radar for land surveying, urban planning, and disaster monitoring.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

3 T (est.)

Flight

33rd

of 60 Long March 4C flights

Date and time

30 March 2021, 22:45 UTC

Rocket

Long March 4C

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2021-026

Launches in 2021

27th of 146

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