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Gaofen 11-01, ..., 11-04 (GF 11, ..., 11-04)
Gaofen 11 ?
Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored program China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS). This satellite is believed to be in fact a military satellite series despite of having a civilian designation. It is believed, that the military designation is JianBing 16.
GF 11 appears to be a high resolution optical earth observation satellite.
- Gaofen 11-01 was launched on 31 July 2018 on a CZ-4B rocket from China's Taiyuan space center.
- A second satellite, Gaofen 11-02, was launched on 7 September 2020.
- A third satellite, Gaofen 11-03, was launched on 11 November 2021.
- The fourth satellite, Gaofen 11-04, followed on 27 December 2022.
| Nation: | China |
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| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
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| Power: | Solar arrays, batteries |
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| Orbit: | 248 km × 694 km, 97.4° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Gaofen 11-01 (GF 11-01) | 2018-063A | 31.07.2016 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4B | ||
| Gaofen 11-02 (GF 11-02) | 2020-064A | 07.09.2020 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4B | ||
| Gaofen 11-03 (GF 11-03) | 2021-107A | 20.11.2021 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4B | ||
| Gaofen 11-04 (GF 11-04) | 2021-176A | 27.12.2022 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4B |
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 (GF 13)
- Gaofen 14 (GF 14)
- Gaofen Duomo (GF DM)
