CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
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Full Name
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Gaofen-5
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Status
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Operational (nominal)
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Mission Agencies
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CNSA
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Launch Date
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08 May 2018
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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May 2026
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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43461 (TLE)
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International Designator
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2018-043A
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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98.805 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Descending
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Orbit Inclination
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Orbit Altitude
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708 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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13:30
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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High-definition Earth Observation System for detecting greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O, O3), atmospheric infrared, atmospheric trace gases and multi-angle polarization.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
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