Gaofen 1
| Gaofen-1 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Earth observation satellite |
| Country: |
 People's Republic of China
|
| Operator: | China National Space Administration |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2013-018A |
| Mission dates | |
| Begin: | April 26, 2013 at 4:13 UTC |
| Starting place: | Jiuquan Cosmodrome, LC 43 |
| Launcher: | Long March 2D |
| Flight duration: | up to 8 years |
| Status: | active (2019) |
| Orbit data | |
| Track height: | 675 km |
| Orbit inclination : | 98.1 ° |
Gaofen-1 ( Chinese 高分 一号 , Pinyin Gāofēn Yī hào ) is a Chinese earth observation satellite .
It was launched on April 26, 2013 at 4:13 UTC on behalf of the Center for Earth Observation Projects (对 地 观测 工程 中心) of the National Space Agency with a Long March 2D launcher from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome together with the three small experimental satellites TurkSat-3USat (Turkey ), CubeBug-1 (Argentina) and NEE-01 Pegaso (Ecuador) put into sun-synchronous orbit .
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with a CCD camera with a resolution of up to two meters, a multispectral camera with a resolution of 8 meters and four multispectral cameras with a resolution of 16 meters and a large swath . It is intended, for example, to support cartography , marine and weather observation, monitoring of water use and forest resources, small-scale urban and transport planning, assessments of the spread of epidemics, identification of urgent public hygiene needs and earth system science . It was based on the CAST2000 - satellite bus of the Chinese Academy of Space Technology built, which allows payloads of up to 600 kilograms and with about one kilowatt of energy. This bus has been for other Earth observation satellites such as Huanjing-1A and B used. In the following years, further satellites of the series with similar instrumentation were launched as part of the high-resolution earth observation system (CHEOS), which is currently being set up.
See also
Web links
- Official website of CHEOS (Chinese)
- DragonInSpace: Gaofen 1 ( Memento from August 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b raumfahrer.net: Gaofen-1 - Successful start , Michael Clormann, April 26, 2013
- ↑ 高分 一号. In: cheos.net. Retrieved September 20, 2019 (Chinese). Contains images captured by the satellite.
- ^ CAST 2000 Satellite Platform. In: cgwic.com. Retrieved September 20, 2019 .
- ↑ NASASpaceFlight: China back in action with Long March 2D launch of Gaofen-1