Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Gaofen 8
Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS) program.
GF 8 is an optical satellite with a high-resolution imaging payload developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). Reportedly, the duties of the satellite are country surveying, disaster response, agriculture mapping, city planning, land ownership marking, and road network planning.
Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
LC-9, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China
Stats
2015
32nd orbital launch attempt
Long March 4B
25th mission
1st mission of 2015
24th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission