39150 - GAOFEN 1

Gaofen 1 is a Chinese remote sensing satellite, possibly for cartography. Its name means "high resolution" in English". It operates as part of a system to combine data from satellites in orbit with data from sensors flown within the atmosphere by aircraft.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2013-04-26
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2D
Launch Site: Jiuquan, Peoples Republic of China