Gaofen-3

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Gaofen-3 is a Chinese high-resolution Earth observation satellite equipped with synthetic aperture radar for all-weather, day-and-night imaging of the planet’s surface.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite
artificial satellite
remote sensing satellite
application disaster monitoring
environmental monitoring
land resources survey
maritime surveillance
meteorological support
national security
ocean monitoring
water conservancy monitoring
band C-band
belongsTo Chinese space program
countryOfOrigin China
dataType SAR data
radar imagery
imagingCapability all-weather imaging
day-and-night imaging
imagingCondition cloud-penetrating
daytime
nighttime
rain-penetrating
imagingMode high-resolution SAR imaging
launchCountry China NERFINISHED
launchDate 2016-08-10
launchSite Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Long March 4C NERFINISHED
manufacturerCountry China NERFINISHED
missionType Earth observation
remote sensing
nameLanguage Chinese
nameMeaning High Resolution-3 NERFINISHED
operator CNSA NERFINISHED
China National Space Administration NERFINISHED
orbitType near-polar orbit
sun-synchronous orbit
partOf CHEOS NERFINISHED
primaryInstrument synthetic aperture radar
program China High-resolution Earth Observation System NERFINISHED
Gaofen series NERFINISHED
purpose civilian use
military use
operational monitoring
scientific research
resolutionType high-resolution
seriesPosition third satellite in Gaofen series

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