december, 2018
01dec00:00Long March 2D • Gaofen-6

Event Details
Launch Date: Late 2018 Launch Window: TBA Launch Vehicle: Long March 2D Launch Operator: CALT Launch Site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Payload: Gaofen-6 Satellite Type: Earth Observation Secondary Payload: Luojia-1 A Chinese Long March 2D will launch the Gaofen-6 remote sensing satellite joining the
Event Details
Launch Date: | Late 2018 |
Launch Window: | TBA |
Launch Vehicle: | Long March 2D |
Launch Operator: | CALT |
Launch Site: | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center |
Payload: | Gaofen-6 |
Satellite Type: | Earth Observation |
Secondary Payload: | Luojia-1 |
A Chinese Long March 2D will launch the Gaofen-6 remote sensing satellite joining the country’s primary civilian Earth Observation infrastructure comprising a variety of differently-instrumented satellites operating from different orbits to capture a comprehensive set of land, ocean and atmospheric parameters. Gaofen-6 carries a package of three cameras, one for black-and-white imaging at a two-meter ground resolution, one for color imaging at eight-meter resolution and one for wide-angle color imaging at a 16-meter GSD. It is intended as a replacement for the first Gaofen satellite launched in 2013. Luojia-1 is a 6U CubeSat from Wuhan University to act as a prototype for a potential future CubeSat imaging constellation.
Mission Resources:
Time
(Saturday) 00:00 UTC
Location
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center