Gaofen 9-04 [CCTV]
Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored program China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS).
The Gaofen 9 remote sensing satellite was launched by CZ-2D (2) rocket from China's Jiuquan space center on 14 September 2014.
The satellite provides sub-meter class resolution optical images for city planning, road network design, land ownership determination etc. purposes.
Three more satellites of this type were launched in May, June and August 2020.
Nation: | China |
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Type / Application: | Earth observation |
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Contractors: | CAST |
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Power: | 3 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
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Orbit: | 617 km × 664 km, 98.01° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Gaofen 9-01 (GF 9-01) | 2015-047A | 14.09.2015 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | ||
Gaofen 9-02 (GF 9-02) | 2020-034B | 31.05.2020 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | with HEAD 4 | |
Gaofen 9-03 (GF 9-03) | 2020-039A | 17.06.2020 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | with HEAD 5, ZDPS 3A | |
Gaofen 9-04 (GF 9-04) | 2020-054A | 06.08.2020 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | with Tsinghua Kexue Weixing | |
Gaofen 9-05 (GF 9-05) | 2020-058A | 23.08.2020 | Jq LC-43/94 | CZ-2D (2) | with TT 5, Duo Gongneng Shiyan Weixing |