Long March-4B launches Gaofen Multi-Mode and Xibaipo Bayi 02 satellites

A Long March-4B launch vehicle launched a new Gaofen “high-resolution multi-mode integrated imaging satellite” and the “Popular Science Satellite” Bayi 02 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, northern China, on 03 July 2020, at 03:10 UTC (11:10 local time). According to official sources, the satellites entered their planned orbits. Gaofen Multi-Mode (高分辨率多模综合成像卫星) is an optical remote sensing satellite, mainly used for high-resolution image acquisition. The Xibaipo “Popular Science Sat