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Gaofen 5, 5-02 (GF 5, 5-02)
Gaofen 5 [SAST]
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:
- Advanced Hyperspectral Imager (AHSI)
- Visual and Infrared Multispectral Sensor (VIMS)
- Greenhouse-gases Monitoring Instrument (GMI)
- Atmospheric Infrared Ultraspectral (AIUS)
- Environment Monitoring Instrument (EMI)
- Directional Polarization Camera (DPC)
Gaofen 5 was launched in 2018. A second one, Gaofen 5-02, was launched in September 2021.
| Nation: | China |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | SAST |
| Equipment: | AHSI, VIMS, GMI, AIUS, EMI, DPCX |
| Configuration: | SAST-5000B |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 8 years |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 677 km × 695 km, 98.12° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaofen 5 (GF 5) | 2018-043A | 08.05.2018 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4C | ||
| Gaofen 5-02 (GF 5-02) | 2021-079A | 07.09.2021 | TY LC-9 | CZ-4C |
References:
- CGMS: Construction and Development of China High-Resolution Earth Observation System, 22 May 2014
- Liangfu Chen: Mission Overview Gaofen-5
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 (GF 3, 3-02)
- Gaofen 4 (GF 4)
- Gaofen 5, 5-02 (GF 5, 5-02)
- 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, 11-02 (GF 11, 11-02)
- Gaofen 12, 12-02 (GF 12, 12-02)
- Gaofen 13 (GF 13)
- Gaofen 14 (GF 14)
- Gaofen Duomo (GF DM)
