Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Pad: Launch Complex 9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Description
Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms.
