Gaofen-3 02

Long March 4C launched Gaofen-3 02, China's second C-band synthetic aperture radar Earth-observation satellite in the series, from Jiuquan into sun-synchronous orbit.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

SSO

Sun-synchronous orbit

Payload to orbit

2.8 T (est.)

Flight

37th

of 60 Long March 4C flights

Date and time

22 November 2021, 23:45 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

2021-109

Launches in 2021

118th of 146

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