China launches high-resolution Earth observation satellite
August 2 , 2018 2222 days 902 0
China successfully launched Gaofen-11, an optical remote sensing satellite, as part of the country’s high-resolution Earth observation project.
It was launched on board of Long March 4B rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province.
It was overall 282nd flight mission by Long March carrier rocket.
Gaofen-11 is sub-meter resolution optical satellite. It was developed by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
It is the 6th in Gaofen series launched this year, following triplet of Gaofen-1 satellites and larger Gaofen-5 and Gaofen-6, all placed in Sun-synchronous orbits.
China High-resolution Earth Observation System (CHEOS) was initiated in 2010 to provide all-weather, all-day coverage by 2020 with optical and synthetic aperture radar satellites.