Long March 2D | Gaofen-5-01A
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Dec. 8, 2022, 6:22 p.m. - Dec. 8, 2022, 7:05 p.m.
Dec. 8, 2022, 6:22 p.m. - Dec. 8, 2022, 7:05 p.m.
Gaofen-5-01A is a hyperspectral Earth observation satellite. Instruments include a 1500 km swath width Infared imager, a 2.5nm spectral-resolution visible-near infrared hyperspectral imager & a differential absorption spectrometer for measuring atmospheric trace gas.
Launch success.
Launch moved up by 2 days per NOTAMs.
Added launch per NOTAMs; launch vehicle and payload highly uncertain.
The Long March 2D, also known as the Chang Zheng 2D, CZ-2D and LM-2D, is a Chinese orbital carrier rocket. It is a 2-stage carrier rocket mainly used for launching LEO and SSO satellites.
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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