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Satellite:
GF-3
Satellite details
Acronym
GF-3
Full name
Gao Fen - 3
Satellite Description
6th flight unit of the GF programme.
Main mission: all-weather high-resolution land observation and disaster monitoring.
Mass at launch
2950 kg
Dry mass
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
758 km
ECT
06:00 desc
Space agency
CNSA
Status
Operational
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
09 Aug 2016
EOL
≥2024
Last update:
2020-09-08
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
GF-3
Acronym
Full name
SAR-C
Synthetic Aperture Radar, C-band
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
GF-3
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed
Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details
Service
Dir or Mode
Frequency
Emission designator
Bandwidth
Polarisation
D/A
Data rate or Baseband
Comments
SAR-C
active
5400 - 5400 MHz
N/R kHz
-
A
C-band SAR