Gaofen 11 ?
Official name GAOFEN 11 3
Alternative name Gaofen 11-03
Cospar ID 2021-107A
Norad ID 49492
Launch date 2021-11-20
Launch site TSC
Launch vehicle CZ-4B
Country/Organization China
Type application Earth observation
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 94.5
Inclination (deg) 97.26
Perigee (km) 489
Apogee (km) 500
Eccentricity 0.0111223458038423
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.2380952380952
Semi-Major axis (km) 6872.635
Raan (deg) 198.693
Arg of perigee (deg) 342.491
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 3000
Height (m) 2
Width (m) 2
Depth (m) 2
Span (m^2) 8
Power Solar arrays, batteries

Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored program China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS). This satellite is believed to be in fact a military satellite series despite of having a civilian designation. It is believed, that the military designation is JianBing 16.

GF 11 appears to be a high resolution optical earth observation satellite.

  • Gaofen 11-01 was launched on 31 July 2018 on a CZ-4B rocket from China's Taiyuan space center.
  • A second satellite, Gaofen 11-02, was launched on 7 September 2020.
  • A third satellite, Gaofen 11-03, was launched on 11 November 2021.
  • The fourth satellite, Gaofen 11-04, followed on 27 December 2022.
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
GAOFEN 11 2018-063A 2018-07-31 TSC CZ-4B
GAOFEN 11 2 2020-064A 2020-09-07 TSC CZ-4B
GAOFEN 11 3 2021-107A 2021-11-20 TSC CZ-4B