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Sep. 7, 2020
Long March-4B carrying Gaofen-11 02 launch
A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched the Gaofen-11 02 Earth-observation satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 7 September 2020, at 05:57 UTC (13:57 local time).
Long March-4B launches Gaofen-11 02
According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), Gaofen-11 02 (高分十一号02) is a civil-use optical transmission three-dimensional surveying and mapping satellite that reaches the sub-meter level.
Gaofen-11 Earth Observation Satellite
The Gaofen-11 02 satellite entered the planned orbit and will be mainly used for land surveys, crop yield estimation, disaster prevention and mitigation.
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