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Gaofen 1 (GF 1)
Gaofen 1
Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored program China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS).
GF 1 is an optical satellite with a 2 m resolution pan-chromatic camera, a 8 m resolution multi-spectral camera and a 16 m resolution wide-angle multi-spectral camera. It was launched in 2013 on a CZ-2D (2) rocket from China's Jiuquan space center.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | SAST |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CAST2000 bus |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 635 km × 662 km, 98.36° (#1) |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaofen 1 (GF 1) | 2013-018A | 26.04.2013 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | with TurkSat-3USat, CubeBug 1, NEE 01 Pegaso |
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Further GF missions:
- Gaofen 1 (GF 1)
- Gaofen 1-02, 03, 04 (GF 1-02, 03, 04)
- Gaofen 2 (GF 2)
- Gaofen 3, 3-02, 3-03 (GF 3, 3-02, 3-03)
- Gaofen 4 (GF 4)
- Gaofen 5, 5-02 (GF 5, 5-02)
- Gaofen 5-01A (GF 5-01A)
- Gaofen 6 (GF 6)
- Gaofen 7, 7-02 (GF 7, 7-02)
- Gaofen 8 (GF 8)
- Gaofen 9-01, ..., 05 (GF 9-01, ..., 05)
- Gaofen 10, 10R (GF 10, 10R)
- Gaofen 11-01, ..., 11-04 (GF 11-01, ..., 11-04 / JB-16 1, ..., 4)
- Gaofen 12, 12-02, 12-03 (GF 12, 12-02, 12-03)
- Gaofen 13, 13-02 (GF 13, 13-02)
- Gaofen 14 (GF 14)
- Gaofen Duomo (GF DM)
