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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- GF-2
-
Full Name
Gaofen-2
Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
CRESDA
Launch Date
19 Aug 2014
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
Dec 2023
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
40118
(
TLE
)
International Designator
2014-049A
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97.196 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.9 deg
Orbit Altitude
631 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
69 days
Objectives and Applications
Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Land
Albedo and reflectance
MUX (GF-2)
Landscape topography
PAN (GF-2)
Vegetation
MUX (GF-2)
,
PAN (GF-2)
Multi-purpose imagery (land)
MUX (GF-2)
,
PAN (GF-2)
Mission Instruments
MUX (GF-2) - Multispectral CCD Camera
PAN (GF-2) - Panchromatic and multispectral imager
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