WMO OSCAR | Satellite: GF-2

Satellite: GF-2

Satellite details

Acronym	GF-2
Full name	Gao Fen - 2
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	2nd flight unit of the GF programme. Main mission: high-resolution land observation and disaster monitoring.
Mass at launch		Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	TBD
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	631 km
ECT	10:30 desc

Space agency	CNSA
Status	Operational
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	19 Aug 2014	EOL	≥2024
Last update:	2023-12-21

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 GF-2

Acronym	Full name
PMS-2	Panchromatic and Multi-spectral CCD Camera - 2

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on GF-2

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Data latency (mins)	Instrument calibration	Comments
PMS-2	Panchromatic and Multi-spectral CCD Camera - 2	Nov 2014 *	≥2024 *	Active

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed