Gaofen 5 []
Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored program China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS).
GF 5 is configured with six types of payloads, including visible and short-wave infra hyper-spectral camera, spectral imager, greenhouse gas detector, atmospheric environment infrared detector at very high spectral resolution, differential absorption spectrometer for atmospheric trace gas, and multi-angle polarization detector, with designed lifespan of 8 years. The satellite is based on the SAST-5000B bus.
The instruments are:
Gaofen 5 was launched in 2018.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Earth observation |
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Contractors: | SAST |
Equipment: | AHSI, VIMS, GMI, AIUS, EMI, DPCX |
Configuration: | SAST-5000B |
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Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
Lifetime: | 8 years |
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Orbit: | 677 km × 695 km, 98.12° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Gaofen 5 (GF 5) | 2018-043A | 08.05.2018 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4C |