Gaofen 6
Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored program China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS).
GF 6 is an optical satellite similar to the Gaofen 1 satellite, but using a different instrument suit, consisting of a 2/8 m resolution panchromatic/hyperspectral camera with an image swath of >90 km) and a 16 m resolution wide angle camera with an 800 km image swath. Both cameras use a three-mirror anastigmat telescope. Both covers visible light to NIR bands (wavelength ~450-900 nm).
It was launched in 2018 on a CZ-2D (2) rocket from China's Jiuquan space center.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Earth observation |
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Contractors: | SAST |
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Configuration: | CAST2000 bus |
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Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 8 years |
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Orbit: | 634 km × 647 km, 98.05° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Gaofen 6 (GF 6) | 2018-048A | 02.06.2018 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | with Luojia 1-01 |