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Nov. 28, 2019
Long March-4C launches Gaofen-12
A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the Gaofen-12 Earth observation satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 27 November 2019, at 23:52 UTC (28 November, at 07:52 local time).
The satellite, Gaofen-12, launched aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket, entered the planned orbit successfully. It was the 320th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
Long March-4C launches Gaofen-12
Gaofen-12 (高分十二) is a microwave remote sensing satellite capable of providing photographs with a resolution of better than a meter. According to official sources, it will be used in land surveys, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimate, disaster relief and can also serve projects along the Belt and Road.
Gaofen-12
Both the satellite and the carrier rocket were developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC): http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html
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