Gaofen 9-04 [CCTV]
Official name GAOFEN 9 04
Alternative name Gaofen 9-04
Cospar ID 2020-054A
Norad ID 46025
Launch date 2020-08-06
Launch site JSC
Launch vehicle CZ-2D (2)
Country/Organization China
Type application Earth observation
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 94.25
Inclination (deg) 97.29
Perigee (km) 475
Apogee (km) 490
Eccentricity 0.0155440414507772
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.2785145888594
Semi-Major axis (km) 6860.635
Raan (deg) 216.9317
Arg of perigee (deg) 58.0968
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 1700
Height (m) 1.9
Width (m) 1.5
Depth (m) 1.5
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