WMO OSCAR | Satellite: GF-6

Satellite: GF-6

Satellite details

Acronym	GF-6
Full name	Gao Fen - 6
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	11th flight unit of the GF programme. Main mission: high-resolution land observation and disaster monitoring.
Mass at launch	805 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	TBD
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	640 km
ECT	10:30 desc

Space agency	CNSA
Status	Operational
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	02 Jun 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
- 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-6

Acronym	Full name
PMS	Panchromatic and Multi-spectral CCD Camera
WFV	Wide Field Camera

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on GF-6

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Data latency (mins)	Instrument calibration	Comments
PMS	Panchromatic and Multi-spectral CCD Camera	Sep 2018 *	≥2026 *	Active
WFV	Wide Field Camera	Sep 2018 *	≥2026 *	Active

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed