China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Gaofen-5-02

Long March 4C

SUCCESS
Success

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 · 03:01 UTC

Mission

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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)

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

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Rocket

Long March 4C

Variant: C

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 9

Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

38.863° N, 111.590° E

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