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SDGSAT-1

Name: SDGSAT-1 launch
Start: 2021-11-05T02:19:00+00:00
End: 2021-11-05T02:39:00+00:00
Location: Launch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Long March 6China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 16

Friday, November 5, 2021 · 02:19 AM UTC

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Mission Brief

Satellite developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for pursuing sustainable development. It is expected to provide advanced, open and shared data resources for monitoring and evaluating the sustainable development index representing the interaction between human and nature, in particular providing support for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The satellite has three payloads including thermal infrared, low light level and multispectral imagers, with 300 km wide data acquisition swath capability. It can achieve global coverage within 11 days.

PayloadSDGSAT-1

OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

CustomerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Stages3

PadLaunch Complex 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Launch Complex 16

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Global range

Latitude: 38.868°N
Longitude: 111.580°E

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

02:12 AM UTC - 02:39 AM UTC

Vehicle

Long March 6

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Height29 m

LEO PayloadN/A

Launches619

Successes596

Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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CHN • Founded 1999

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufactu...

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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