GaoFen 5 (GF 5)

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Chinese spacecraft nº: 395

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Description:

• GAOFEN-5 is a Chinese Earth-observing satellite designed to survey global land and water resources, air pollutants, greenhouse gases and other environmental parameters. With a planned eight-year mission, GAOFEN-5 is the next in a line of Chinese Earth-observing satellites built for civilian applications. It carries a hyperspectral imaging instrument designed with sensitivity to detect variations in land cover and water clarity, plus payloads that will track air pollution and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Chinese scientists and engineers installed six instruments on GAOFEN-5, making it one of the country′s most capable and versatile Earth-observing satellites.

Mission details:

• China′s Gao Fen 5 high resolution imaging satellite was launched on May 8, 2018. Instruments on board are the Advanced Hyperspectral Imager, Visual and IR Multispectral Sensor, Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Instrument, Atmospheric Infrared Ultraspectral sensor, Environment Monitoring Instrument, and the Directional Polarization Camera.

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• Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking