WMO OSCAR | Satellite: GF-3-02

Satellite: GF-3-02

Satellite details

Acronym	GF-3-02
Full name	Gao Fen - 3 02
Satellite Description	26th flight unit of the GF satellite programme. Main mission: all-weather high-resolution land observation and disaster monitoring.
Mass at launch	2779 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	TBD
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	740 km
ECT	06:00 desc

Space agency	CNSA
Status	Commissioning
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	22 Nov 2021	EOL	≥2029
Last update:	2021-11-23

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

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

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

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on GF-3-02

Acronym	Full name
SAR-C	Synthetic Aperture Radar, C-band

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on GF-3-02

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Instrument landing page	Comments
SAR-C	Synthetic Aperture Radar, C-band	09 Feb 2022 *	≥2029 *	Commissioning

* 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