Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Launch probability
-1%
Window opens
August 9, 2016 at 10:55 PM UTC
Window closes
August 9, 2016 at 11:19 PM UTC
Feed updated
June 14, 2023 at 3:42 AM UTC
Mission description
Gaofen 3 is the first medium-sized and long life (8 years) civil satellite of China. The satellite is a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar capable of up to 1m ground resolution.
Mission media
Watch the launch.
China Successfully Launches Hi Resolution SAR Imaging Satellite
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.
