Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch probability
-1%
Window opens
March 31, 2018 at 3:16 AM UTC
Window closes
March 31, 2018 at 3:43 AM UTC
Feed updated
June 14, 2023 at 3:42 AM UTC
Mission description
Gaofen is a series of Chinese civilian Earth observation satellites. These three satellites are to be operated together with the Gaofen-1 satellite, which was launched in 2013.
Mission media
Watch the launch.
China launches high resolution earth observation satellites
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is a People's Republic of China space and defense launch facility. It is situated in Kelan County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province and is the second of four launch sites having been founded in March 1966 and coming into full operation in 1968.
