Earth Observation
GAOFEN-8
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
GAOFEN-8 is a People's Liberation Army (C41) earth observation satellite, launched on June 26, 2015 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- June 26, 2015 at 06:22 AM UTC
- Launch site
- TAISC
- Launched by
- Long March 4B →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 435 km
- Periapsis
- 423 km
- Inclination
- 97.69°
- Orbital period
- 93.16 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- People's Liberation Army (C41)
- Manufacturer
- Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
- Users
- Military
- Launch mass
- 3,000 kg
- Design lifetime
- 8 years
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2015-030A
- NORAD catalog №
- 40701
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Radar cross-section
- 5.0119 m²
- Status
- Operational
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