Gaofen 3 (GF 3)

Gaofen 3

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

GF 3 features a multi-polarized C-band SAR at meter-level resolution, with designed lifespan of 8 years. The satellite is based on the CS-L3000B bus.

Gaofen 3 was launched in August 2016 on a CZ-4C rocket from China's Taiyuan space center.

Nation:	China
Type / Application:	Earth observation
Operator:
Contractors:	CAST
Equipment:	Multi-polarized C-band SAR
Configuration:	CS-L3000B
Propulsion:
Power:	2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime:	8 years
Mass:	2950 kg
Orbit:	735 km × 747 km, 98.4°

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS	Launch Vehicle
Gaofen 3 (GF 3)	2016-049A	09.08.2016	TY LC-9	CZ-4C
Gaofen 3-02 (GF 3-02)	2021-109A	22.11.2021	Jq LC-43/94	CZ-4C
Gaofen 3-03 (GF 3-03)	2022-035A	06.04.2022	Jq LC-43/94	CZ-4C

Launch Sites:

Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
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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