Gaofen 2
| Gaofen-2 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Earth observation satellite |
| Country: |
 People's Republic of China
|
| Operator: | China National Space Administration |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2014-049A |
| Mission dates | |
| Begin: | August 19, 2014 at 3:15 UTC |
| Starting place: | Taiyuan Cosmodrome , LC 9 |
| Launcher: | Long march 4B |
| Status: | active (2019) |
| Orbit data | |
| Orbit inclination : | 98.0 ° |
| Apogee height : | 642 km |
| Perigee height : | 627 km |
Gaofen-2 ( Chinese 高分 二号 , Pinyin Gāofēn 'èr hào - "High Resolution 2") is a Chinese earth observation satellite .
It was launched on August 19, 2014 at 3:15 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 4B launcher from the Taiyuan Cosmodrome together with the experimental satellite BRITE-PL-2 ( Poland) put into sun-synchronous orbit .
The three-axis stabilized satellite is equipped with a camera with a resolution of up to 80 centimeters in panchromatic and 3.2 meters for color images. The swath width is 48 km, whereby the camera can be swiveled by about 35 ° on each side. The satellite was built on the basis of the CS-L3000A - satellite bus of the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST). The images recorded by the satellite are to be used in the context of the high-resolution earth observation system (CHEOS) currently being set up to monitor land use, search for mineral resources, monitor and evaluate urban planning measures, plan road networks, research forest resources and monitor desertification serve. The images are mainly used by the Ministry of Land Resources , the Ministry of Construction of the People's Republic of China , the Ministry of Transportation, and the Department of Forestry .
See also
Web links
- Official website of CHEOS (Chinese)
- Business Insider: Pictures From China's New Satellite Gaofen-2 Show Incredible Detail
Individual evidence
- ↑ GAOFEN 2 Satellite details 2014-049A NORAD 40118. n2yo.com, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Chinese Long March 4B launches Gaofen-2 and BRITE-PL-2. nasaspaceflight.com, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- ↑ 高分 二号. In: cheos.net. Retrieved September 20, 2019 (Chinese). Contains images captured by the satellite.