Gaofen 9-04 [CCTV]
Official name GAOFEN 9
Alternative name Gaofen 9-01
Cospar ID 2015-047A
Norad ID 40894
Launch date 2015-09-14
Launch site JSC
Launch vehicle CZ-2D (2)
Country/Organization China
Type application Earth observation
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 97.18
Inclination (deg) 97.68
Perigee (km) 605
Apogee (km) 643
Eccentricity 0.0304487179487179
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.8178637579749
Semi-Major axis (km) 7002.135
Raan (deg) 193.2866
Arg of perigee (deg) 332.1054
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 1080
Height (m) 1.9
Width (m) 1.5
Depth (m) 1.5
Span (m^2) 4
Contractors CAST
Power 3 deployable fixed 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).

The Gaofen 9 remote sensing satellite was launched by CZ-2D (2) rocket from China's Jiuquan space center on 14 September 2014.

The satellite provides sub-meter class resolution optical images for city planning, road network design, land ownership determination etc. purposes.

Three more satellites of this type were launched in May, June and August 2020.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
GAOFEN 9 2015-047A 2015-09-14 JSC CZ-2D (2)
GAOFEN 9 02 2020-034B 2020-05-31 JSC CZ-2D (2) with HEAD 2C
GAOFEN 9 03 2020-039A 2020-06-17 JSC CZ-2D (2) with HEAD 2D, ZDPS 3A
GAOFEN 9 04 2020-054A 2020-08-06 JSC CZ-2D (2) with Tsinghua Kexue Weixing
GAOFEN 9 05 2020-058A 2020-08-23 JSC CZ-2D (2) with TT 5, Duo Gongneng Shiyan Weixing