Gaofen 1-02, 03, 04

Gaofen 1-02

Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored program China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS).

GF 1-02, 03, 04 are optical satellites with a 2 m resolution pan-chromatic camera and a 8 m resolution multi-spectral camera.

These satellites are similar to Gaofen 1, but have the 16 m camera deleted and feaure a smaller bus, allowing three satellites to be launched at a time.

Nation:	China
Type / Application:	Earth observation
Operator:
Contractors:	SAST
Equipment:
Configuration:	CAST2000 bus
Propulsion:
Power:	2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime:	6 years
Mass:	805 kg
Orbit:	638 km × 642 km, 98.04°

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS	Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Gaofen 1-02 (GF 1-02)	2018-031A	31.03.2018	TY LC-9	CZ-4C	with Gaofen 1-03, Gaofen 1-04
Gaofen 1-03 (GF 1-03)	2018-031B	31.03.2018	TY LC-9	CZ-4C	with Gaofen 1-02, Gaofen 1-04
Gaofen 1-04 (GF 1-04)	2018-031D	31.03.2018	TY LC-9	CZ-4C	with Gaofen 1-02, Gaofen 1-03

Launch Sites:

TY = Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC), Wuzhai, Shanxi, China

References:

EARSC: The new Chinese civillian high resolution Earth observation satellite series

Further GF missions:

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