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Long March 6 | SDGSAT-1

November 5, 2021 at 2:19 AM UTC

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 6 | SDGSAT-1 launch image
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November 5, 2021 at 2:19 AM UTC

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Launch Complex 16

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · 38.8682, 111.5800

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Launch Complex 16

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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November 5, 2021 at 2:12 AM UTC
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November 5, 2021 at 2:39 AM UTC
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June 14, 2023 at 4:20 AM UTC

Mission description

Satellite developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for pursuing sustainable development. It is expected to provide advanced, open and shared data resources for monitoring and evaluating the sustainable development index representing the interaction between human and nature, in particular providing support for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The satellite has three payloads including thermal infrared, low light level and multispectral imagers, with 300 km wide data acquisition swath capability. It can achieve global coverage within 11 days.

Vehicle

Long March 6

Long March

Height

29 m

Diameter

3.35 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

Successful launches

15

Launch complex

Launch Complex 16

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.

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Mission updates

Added launch per NOTAMs - note payload identity unknown & launch vehicle identity very uncertain.

November 4, 2021 at 8:37 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Launch success.

November 5, 2021 at 3:37 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin