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SDGSAT-1

Long March 6China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 16

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This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Long March 6

The Long March 10A is a human-rated launch vehicle designed to replace the current Long March 2F, along with the Low Earth Orbit version of China's Mengzhou crewed spacecraft, as their...

Height29 m

LEO Payload18,000 kg

Launches600

Successes575

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...

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