WMO OSCAR | Satellite: DQ-2

Satellite: DQ-2

Satellite details

Acronym	DQ-2
Full name	DQ-2 also AEMS (Atmospheric Environment Monitoring Satellite) or Daqi-1
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	DQ-2 is second of follow-on series of GF-5 satellites for atmospheric environment monitoring Main missions: Atmospheric aerosol and CO2 monitoring Seeking more information on payload. Currently assumed to be the same as DQ-1.
Mass at launch		Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	705 km
ECT	13:00 asc

Space agency	CNSA
Status	Planned
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	≥2025	EOL	≥2033
Last update:	2022-05-23

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Gao Fen
- DQ-1 (2022 - 2030)
- DQ-2 (2025 - 2033)
- GF-1 (2013 - 2023)
- GF-1-02 (2018 - 2024)
- GF-1-03 (2018 - 2024)
- GF-1-04 (2018 - 2024)
- GF-2 (2014 - 2024)
- GF-3 (2016 - 2024)
- GF-4 (2015 - 2024)
- GF-5 (2018 - 2020)
- GF-5-01A (2022 - 2030)
- GF-5-02 (2021 - 2028)
- GF-6 (2018 - 2026)
- GF-7 (2019 - 2027)
- GF-8 (2015 - 2024)
- GF-9 (2015 - 2024)
- GF-9-02 (2020 - 2028)
- GF-9-03 (2020 - 2028)
- GF-9-04 (2020 - 2028)
- GF-9-05 (2020 - 2028)
- GF-10 (2019 - 2027)
- GF-11 (2018 - 2026)
- GF-11-02 (2020 - 2028)
- GF-11-03 (2021 - 2028)
- GF-11-04 (2022 - 2027-11)
- GF-11-05 (2024 - 2029)
- GF-12 (2019 - 2027)
- GF-12-02 (2021 - 2029)
- GF-12-03 (2022 - 2028-11)
- GF-12-04 (2023 - 2029)
- GF-12-05 (2024 - 2029-11)
- GF-13 (2020 - 2028)
- GF-13-02 (2023 - 2030)
- GF-14 (2020 - 2028)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on DQ-2

Acronym	Full name
EMI-2	Environment Monitoring Instrument-2
ACDL	Aerosol and Carbon Detection Lidar
DPC-2	Directional Polarization Camera - 2
POSP	Particulate Observing Scanning Polarimeter
WSI	Wide Spectral Imager

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on DQ-2

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
EMI-2	Environment Monitoring Instrument-2	≥2025 *	≥2033 *	N/A
ACDL	Aerosol and Carbon Detection Lidar	≥2025 *	≥2033 *	N/A
DPC-2	Directional Polarization Camera - 2	≥2025 *	≥2033 *	N/A
POSP	Particulate Observing Scanning Polarimeter	≥2025 *	≥2033 *	N/A
WSI	Wide Spectral Imager	≥2025 *	≥2033 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed