CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - GF-3 -
Full Name Gaofen-3 Status Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies CRESDA Launch Date 10 Aug 2016
Mission Links mission site | EOL Date Aug 2025
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog # 41727 (TLE)
International Designator 2016-049A
Orbit Type Sun-synchronous Orbit Period
Orbit Sense Descending Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude 755 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land surface.
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
LandLandscape topography C-SAR
Multi-purpose imagery (land) C-SAR
Mission Instruments
C-SAR - C-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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