Long March-4C launches Gaofen-3 02

A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the second Gaofen-3 satellite (Gaofen-3 02, 高分三号02) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 22 November 2021, at 23:45 UTC (23 November, at 07:45 local time). According to official sources, the satellite will operate in a solar synchronous orbit at an altitude of 755 km, improving China’s “ocean observation, water conservancy applications, disaster monitoring, environmental monitoring and other fields.” Credit: China Media Group(CMG)/China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)