WMO OSCAR | Satellite: GF-5

Satellite: GF-5

Satellite details

Acronym	GF-5
Full name	Gao Fen - 5
Satellite Description	10th flight unit of the GF programme. Main missions: Atmospheric chemistry, including aerosol; and high-resolution land observation.
Mass at launch		Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	TBD
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	705 km
ECT	13:30 asc

Space agency	CNSA
Status	Operational
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	08 May 2018	EOL	≥2026
Last update:	2020-09-08

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-4 (2015 - 2023)
- GF-5 (2018 - 2026)
- 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 (2021-08 - 2028)
- GF-12 (2019 - 2027)
- GF-12-02 (2021 - 2028)
- GF-13 (2020 - 2028)
- GF-14 (2020 - 2028)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on GF-5

Acronym	Full name
AIUS	Atmospheric Infrared Ultra-spectral spectrometer
DPC	Directional Polarization Camera
EMI	Environment Monitoring Instrument
GMI	Greenhouse-gases Monitoring Instrument
AHSI	Advanced Hyperspectral Imager
VIMS	Visual and Infrared Multispectral Sensor

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on GF-5

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
AIUS	Atmospheric Infrared Ultra-spectral spectrometer	Aug 2018 *	≥2026 *	Active
DPC	Directional Polarization Camera	Aug 2018 *	≥2026 *	Active
EMI	Environment Monitoring Instrument	Aug 2018 *	≥2026 *	Active
GMI	Greenhouse-gases Monitoring Instrument	Aug 2018 *	≥2026 *	Active
AHSI	Advanced Hyperspectral Imager	Aug 2018 *	≥2026 *	Active
VIMS	Visual and Infrared Multispectral Sensor	Aug 2018 *	≥2026 *	Active

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed