Launch success has been confirmed with T-0 at 03:58 UTC. https://twitter.com/Cosmic_Penguin/status/1335411212478083075?s=20 …pic.twitter.com/Q1Im7fb7Tm
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BTW GF-14 is officially described as an optical 3D surveying and mapping satellite that is capable of creating large scale digital mapping products.
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According to official articles this launch is the last Long March 3B launch of 2020 and the final Gaofen/CHEOS (China High-Definition Earth Observation Satellite) program launch.pic.twitter.com/pKoqmNlL7n
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Well this is one relatively big bird (would probably need an EELV Medium class rocket from VAFB to launch it if it's a US spacecraft). This photo seems to support the idea that the optical system has twin apertures. Exact liftoff time was 03:58:14.250 UTC.pic.twitter.com/67rLwQWBar
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In the end earlier suggestions of more exotic orbits for GF-14 was incorrect with
@18SPCS found it in an 482 x 495 km x 97.36° SSO. The LM-3 series user manual has the max. capability at 490 km SSO at just over 7t, in the Atlas V 401/511/Falcon 9 RTLS class.Diesen Thread anzeigen
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