On Monday, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China launched a new Earth observation satellite into orbit. Gaofen-12 04, a satellite, was launched at 1:45 in the morning Beijing Time aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket and has since entered its intended orbit.
Gaofen Earth Observation Satellite (Photo: Fetcherx)
China Launches Earth Observation Satellite
According to CGTN, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation’s top space contractor, reported that the country launched a remote-sensing Earth observation satellite early on Monday morning.
According to a press announcement from the State-owned corporation, the Gaofen 12D Earth observation satellite was launched at 1:45 am from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the western Gobi Desert on a Long March 4C rocket and safely entered orbit.
Satellites used for weather monitoring and object observation, surveying, and measurement are referred to as remote sensing satellites.
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Gaofen Earth Observation Satellite
As per the report of Space, about the Gaofen Earth observation satellite and its equipment, only little is known. The Gaofen 12 satellites, which were previously launched, are classified as microwave remote-sensing satellites because they are equipped with synthetic aperture radar payloads.
The Earth observation satellite will be utilized in “a variety of fields, including land surveys, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimation, and disaster relief,” according to Chinese official media.
“High Resolution” in Chinese is Gaofen. The new Earth observation satellite joins a group of Gaofen remote sensing satellites known collectively as the China High-resolution Earth Observation System (CHEOS), which includes optical and radar satellites with high and medium resolutions in a variety of geostationary and low Earth orbits.
The principal spacecraft manufacturer under China’s state-owned main space contractor, CASC, is the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), which constructed the Earth observation satellite. The CASC’s Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) produced the Long March 4C rocket.
This was China’s 37th launch of the year. According to CASC, it intends to launch more than 200 spacecraft via 60 different launches in 2023.
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