Gaofen-9 (03) - CZ-2D - JSLC - June 17, 2020 (07:19 UTC)

[Satori]

On June 17 the Chang Zheng-2D (Y52) rocket will orbit the Gaofen-9 (03) remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

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[zubenelgenubi]

Cross-post:

It seems that two launches of GF-9 imagery satellites are to be made soon.

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mytsYarphlUGxWb1X1-Vcw

航天东方红高分九号02、03卫星试验队出征
Aerospace Dongfanghong [GF-9] [02,03 Satellite] Test Team Expedition
航天东方红 航天东方红卫星有限公司 Yesterday
Aerospace Dongfanghong Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd. Yesterday
3月29日，航天东方红高分九号02、03卫星试验队出发前往酒泉卫星发射中心执行发射任务。
On March 29, the Aerospace Dongfanghong [GF-9] [02, 03 Satellite] test team set off for the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to perform the launch mission.

[Steven Pietrobon]

SFF has the launch at 07:26 UTC. Launch is about 25 minutes from now.

http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/china-long-march-2d-rocket-launch-gaofen-9c-satellite?instance_id=3321

9ifly is currently down.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

SFF has the launch at 07:26 UTC. Launch is about 25 minutes from now.

http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/china-long-march-2d-rocket-launch-gaofen-9c-satellite?instance_id=3321

9ifly is currently down.

Note that as of right now 9ifly has temporarily moved to 9ifly.spacety.com.

[Steven Pietrobon]

Launch should be happening about now.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

https://twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1273155511228260354?s=19

[Steven Pietrobon]

9ifly reports launch at 15:22 local (7:22 UTC).

http://9ifly.spacety.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=93326&pid=748613

[Steven Pietrobon]

Launch video.

https://www.weibo.com/3279752321/J73JSgYsa

Thanks to LaunchStuff for link.

twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1273156261001998341

[Steven Pietrobon]

Another 9ifly post says 07:23 UTC for the launch.

http://9ifly.spacety.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=93326&pid=748616

Beijing time just 15:23, China in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center 603 station with the Long March 2 Ding carrier rocket will be high-score 9 03 star launch!

[Steven Pietrobon]

Another video.

https://www.weibo.com/5616492130/J73LNAAdP

Thanks to LaunchStuff for link.

twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1273157082036998145

[Steven Pietrobon]

Launch success! Launch was at 07:19 UTC. Pixing 3A and Hede 5 also launched.

The Gaofen-9 03 star launch success s . . . turn to congratulations! Today, at 15:19, China successfully put the Gaofen-9 03 star into a predetermined orbit with the Long March 2D carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, and the launch was a complete success. The mission also carried the launch of the Pixing 3A, and the Hede 5 satellite. Gaofen-9 03 star is an optical remote sensing satellite, mainly used in land census, urban planning, crop assessment and disaster prevention and mitigation and other fields. (General Station CCTV reporter Zhu Rongxiong)

http://9ifly.spacety.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=93326&pid=748619

[Galactic Penguin SST]

https://twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1273159808624087042?s=19

This launch (as predicted) used CZ-2D s/n Y52.

[otter]

From Xinhua

http://www.xinhuanet.com/tech/2020-06/17/c_1126125886.htm

Launch time 15:19 local

[Liss]

I would call these Pixing 3A and Hede-5 (aka HEAD-5).

[Steven Pietrobon]

Xinhua translation.

Xinhua News Agency, Jiuquan, June 17 (Li Guoli, Zhu Xiaoxiong) At 15:19 on June 17, China used the Long March 2 D carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to successfully send the high score 9 03 star into the predetermined orbit and launch A complete success.

This mission also carried the launch of Pixing III A and Hede V satellites.

Gaofen No. 9 03 is an optical remote-sensing satellite with a ground pixel resolution up to sub-meter level. It is mainly used in areas such as land census, urban planning, land rights determination, road network design, crop estimation and disaster prevention and reduction. , Which can provide information guarantee for the construction of the “Belt and Road”.

Pistar 3 A, launched by Zhejiang University, was developed by Zhejiang University. It mainly conducts in-orbit tests on Pina satellite technologies such as multi-mode measurement and control transponders and on-board integrated electronic systems; and Hede-5 satellite was developed by Beijing Hede Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. Developed to carry out global ship navigation status collection, global flight status collection and global Internet of Things information collection on orbit.

This mission is the 335th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles.

[otter]

http://m.news.cctv.com/2020/06/17/ARTIt0VHjtEDFNXtOLWHjRU9200617.shtml

[Steven Pietrobon]

Launch photos.

https://www.weibo.com/6189120710/J73QwtSii
https://www.weibo.com/2803301701/J73Qn1ehy

Thanks to LaunchStuff for the links.

twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1273160530228895744
twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1273161706030710784

[otter]

China launches new Earth observation satellite

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/17/c_139146141.htm

[Steven Pietrobon]

CCTV launch video.

https://www.weibo.com/2656274875/J73Pn032B

Thanks to LaunchStuff for the link.

twitter.com/LaunchStuff/status/1273162392902479875