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GaoFen 7

completedLaunch 2019-072
Launched 11/3/2019LEOService GSat SSO L
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
4 payloads
Gao Fen 7
active
Earth Observation
LEO
Ziyuan-3 mapping satellites
Huangpu 1
retired
Earth ObservationLEO
Sudan Kexue Shiyan W.
retired
Technology DemonstrationLEO
Tianyi 15
retired
Earth ObservationLEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
11/3/2019
Launch ID
2019-072
Launch Profile
Sat SSO L
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (SAST)
Launch Vehicle
Long March 4B
Launch Site
Pad 9, Taiyuan Space Center, Wuzhai, Shanxi, ChinaWuzhai, Shanxi, China, CN
Payload Summary
Payload Count
4
Constellations
1
Payload Status
retired 3 / active 1
Payload Mission Types
Earth Observation 3 / Technology Demonstration 1
Track
Mentions
6
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Ziyuan-3-04 will operate alongside Ziyuan-3-02, Ziyuan-3-03, and Gaofen-7, and will replace the retired Ziyuan-3-01.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Dec 16, 2025Replacement Mapping Satellite Delivered From Winter Taiyuan [Long March 4B Y61]

DataCosmos currently provides access to imagery from Spacewill SuperView-1 and SuperView-2 and Gaofen-1, Gaofen-2, Gaofen-3, Gaofen-6, and Gaofen-7.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 24, 2022DataCosmos announcement

Ziyuan-3 (03) will be networked with Ziyuan-3 (01), Ziyuan-3 (02), and Gaofen-7 in orbit to provide stable satellite data sources.

PlanGeneralValue 4.2Jul 25, 2020China launches Ziyuan Earth observation and lobster eye X-ray astronomy satellites

The Gaofen-7 optical Earth observation satellite was placed into a 489 by 528-kilometer orbit inclined at 97.5 degrees.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.5Nov 4, 2019China tests grid fins with launch of Gaofen-7 imaging satellite

Gaofen-7 is designed to obtain high-resolution optical 3D observation data and high-precision laser altimetry.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 4, 2019China tests grid fins with launch of Gaofen-7 imaging satellite

Gaofen-7 could be launched into Sun-synchronous orbit before the end of 2018.

PlanValue 3.0Jul 31, 2018China completes 22nd launch this year with Gaofen-11, matches national record