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GaoFen 7

Chang Zheng 4B launch from Taiyuan (China) on November 3, 2019, carrying 4 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 3, 2019 · 03:22 UTCLaunch 2019-072Launch no. 5,894 in the log
SpaceportTaiyuanpad LC9
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySASTChina

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 3, 2019, 03:22
Launch designation
2019-072
Mission
GaoFen 7
Flight name
GaoFen 7
Vehicle flight ID
Y38

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
512 km
Payload mass to orbit
2.6 t
Payloads
4
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Gao Fen 72019-072ANORAD 44703State Surveying and Mapping Geographic Information BureauOptical imaging2,400 kgIn orbit
Sudan Kexue Shiyan W.2019-072BNORAD 44704Institute of Space Research and AerospaceTechnology100 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 29, 2023
Huangpu 12019-072CNORAD 44705Dawan District Inst. for IC and System ApplicationsOptical imaging60 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 9, 2023
Tianyi 152019-072DNORAD 44706Changsha Research Inst. Space Instrument Tech. Co. Ltd.Optical imaging10 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 25, 2023

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.