Earth orbit
Gaofen-12 (05)
On October 15th, 2024, a Chinese Long March 4C rocket successfully placed the fifth Gaofen-12 earth observation satellite into sun-synchronous orbit. The Gaofen-12 series of satellites is believed to have civilian and military applications, but official sources provide little conclusive information.
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On October 15th, 2024, a Chinese Long March 4C rocket successfully placed the fifth Gaofen-12 earth observation satellite into sun-synchronous orbit. The Gaofen-12 series of satellites is believed to have civilian and military applications, but official sources provide little conclusive information.
The launch
- Launch
- Oct 15 2024
- Launch location
- LA-4 / Pad 603 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
- Launch vehicle
- Long March 4C
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Launch intelligence
A China Long March 4C rocket launched the Gaofen-12 (05) mission on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 11:45 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- China
- Vehicle
- Long March 4C
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2024-186
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Oct 15, 2024, 23:45 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Oct 15 2024
- Pad and location
- LA-4 / Pad 603 (SLS-2), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
Gallery
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