- Name
- Gaofen 3
- Alternate Names
- 2016-049A
- Satellite ID
- WYUP-8723-3132-6983-2409
- NORAD ID
- 41727
- Country of Origin
-
China
Satellite is in orbit and operational
- Launch Date
- 2016-08-09T00:00:00+00:00
- Deploy Date
- 2016-08-09T00:00:00+00:00
GAOFEN 3 is a radar imaging satellite, made by the China Academy of Space Technology. GAOFEN 3 is the sixth satellite to launch in the Gaofen series. It is also the first civilian Earth observation satellite with radar imaging. The satellite will provide high-quality, reliable and quantitative images for ocean monitoring, water conservancy monitoring and disaster monitoring. Gaofen 3 is part of the China High-resolution Earth Observation System, or CHEOS, a network of satellites supplying near-realtime data to Chinese government agencies. Gaofen 3's radar instrument has 12 imaging modes, ranging from wide-area imaging to close-up shots with a best resolution of 1 meter, or approximately 3.3 feet. That will allow the spacecraft to provide clear views of roads, buildings and boats.
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- FM
- Downlink Frequency
- 2215916000
No observations recorded for Gaofen 3 in the last 24h
- TLE Source
- Celestrak (active)
- TLE Updated
- 2024-11-21 08:37:50 UTC
- TLE Set
-
1 41727U 16049A 24326.15903494 .00000187 00000+0 69889-4 0 9992
2 41727 98.4058 331.5139 0001257 90.3915 269.7419 14.42223037436047
- Name
- Gaofen 3 01
- NORAD ID
- 41727
- Alternative Names
- 2016-049A
- Description
- GAOFEN 3 is a radar imaging satellite, made by the China Academy of Space Technology. GAOFEN 3 is the sixth satellite to launch in the Gaofen series. It is also the first civilian Earth observation satellite with radar imaging. The satellite will provide high-quality, reliable and quantitative images for ocean monitoring, water conservancy monitoring and disaster monitoring. Gaofen 3 is part of the China High-resolution Earth Observation System, or CHEOS, a network of satellites supplying near-realtime data to Chinese government agencies. Gaofen 3's radar instrument has 12 imaging modes, ranging from wide-area imaging to close-up shots with a best resolution of 1 meter, or approximately 3.3 feet. That will allow the spacecraft to provide clear views of roads, buildings and boats.
- status
- alive
- countries
- launched
- Aug. 9, 2016, midnight
- deployed
- Aug. 9, 2016, midnight