Gaofen 2 (GF 2)

Gaofen 2 [CAST]

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

GF 2 is an optical satellite with an high resolution imaging payload. In panchromatic mode it achieves a ground resolution of 80 cm with a swath of 48 km. In multispectral mode it reaches a resolution of 3.2 m. The satellite is based on the CS-L3000A bus.

It was launched in 2014 on a CZ-4B rocket from China's Taiyuan space center.

Nation:	China
Type / Application:	Earth observation
Operator:
Contractors:
Equipment:
Configuration:	CS-L3000A
Propulsion:
Power:	2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime:	5 - 8 years
Mass:	2100 kg
Orbit:	608 km × 630 km, 98.02°

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Gaofen 2 (GF 2)	2014-049A	19.08.2014	TY LC-9		CZ-4B	with BRITE-PL 2 (Heweliusz)

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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