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"高分三号卫星为1米分辨率的C波段合成孔径雷达卫星"

Though the launch date and time are unknown, Chinese media has reported that Gaofen-3 will be a C-band SAR satellite with 1-m ground resolution.
« Last Edit: 08/10/2016 12:17 am by Satori »

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Re: Gaofen-3, Long March-4B Jiuquan launch - 2015
« Reply #1 on: 08/22/2014 08:09 pm »
A piece of information.

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Re: Gaofen-3, Long March-4B Jiuquan launch - 2016
« Reply #3 on: 01/02/2016 07:22 pm »
Bump this up for launch in 2016.

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Re: Gaofen-3, CZ-4B - JSLC - 2016
« Reply #4 on: 06/13/2016 11:35 am »
Might to be launched in August.

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Re: GF-3 Gaofen-3 - CZ-4B - JSLC - August 2016
« Reply #5 on: 06/13/2016 03:13 pm »
Might to be launched in August.
I'm told that there are currently two rockets in a processing hall at JSLC, one of which recently arrived and is still in its shipping containers

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Re: Gaofen-3 (GF-3) - CZ-4B - JSLC - August 2016
« Reply #6 on: 08/08/2016 03:19 pm »
Hmm, well, could this be it? A morning launch time along the terminator sounds right for a radar sat.....  :-X

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Re: Gaofen-3 (GF-3) - CZ-4C - TSLC - August 9 2016
« Reply #7 on: 08/08/2016 03:42 pm »
So launch time expected around 22:55 UTC on August 9 from Taiyuan.
Expected launch codename is "05-52"
« Last Edit: 08/08/2016 03:55 pm by input~2 »

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Awaiting news from Taiyuan.

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Looks like launch took place.

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Launch took place at 22:55UTC.

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Re: Gaofen-3 (GF-3) - CZ-4C - TSLC - August 9, 2016 (22:55 UTC)
« Reply #12 on: 08/09/2016 11:49 pm »
我国成功发射 高分三号 卫星分辨率达到1米】北京时间2016年8月10日6时55分,我国在太原卫星发射中心用长征四号丙运载火箭成功将高分三号卫星发射升空。
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Re: Gaofen-3 (GF-3) - CZ-4C - TSLC - August 9, 2016 (22:55 UTC)
« Reply #13 on: 08/10/2016 12:05 am »
Launch images...

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Re: Gaofen-3 (GF-3) - CZ-4C - TSLC - August 9, 2016 (22:55 UTC)
« Reply #14 on: 08/10/2016 12:06 am »
More launch images...

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Pre-research of the satellite was initiated in December 2010, and the engineering development began in September 2013. The satellite was completed in March 2016. The primary user of the satellite is the State Oceanic Administration (SOA).
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09.08.2016 - 22:55 UTC - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC)
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Launch images...

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Launch video
http://tv.cctv.com/2016/08/10/VIDEp0G7rIlHaNmfHbs0izXz160810.shtml

Precise launch time: 22:55:25.077
Confirmation of launch codename as "05-52"

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A 1st object has been catalogued by USSTRATCOM (presumably the S/C) :

2016-049A/41727 in 735 x 747 km x 98.41°
 

Tags: Gaofen-3 (GF-3) 
 

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