CASC - CZ-2D Y45 / Long March-2D / Gaofen-5 01A Mission patch.
Dec 8, 2022
Long March-2D carrying Gaofen-5 01A liftoff
A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the Gaofen-5 01A satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 8 December 2022, at 18:31 UTC (9 December, at 02:31 local time).
Long March-2D launches Gaofen-5 01A
According to official sources, Gaofen-5 01A entered its planned orbit successfully and is a “hyperspectral satellite that will be used for remote sensing and applications in diverse fields, such as pollution reduction, environmental monitoring, natural resource surveys, and climate change studies”.
Gaofen-5 01A satellite
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