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The United Nations Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool lists Daqi-1 and Daqi-2 under the Gaofen remote sensing spacecraft system.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0Apr 17, 2026Second Environment Monitoring Satellite Delivered to Orbit out of Jiuquan [Long March 4C Y41]

Daqi-2 is also known as the High-Precision Integrated Greenhouse Gas Observation Satellite.

GeneralValue 1.8Apr 17, 2026Second Environment Monitoring Satellite Delivered to Orbit out of Jiuquan [Long March 4C Y41]

The Long March 4C launch carried the environmental monitoring satellite Daqi-2.

GeneralValue 4.0Apr 17, 2026Second Environment Monitoring Satellite Delivered to Orbit out of Jiuquan [Long March 4C Y41]

The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology developed Daqi-2.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 17, 2026Second Environment Monitoring Satellite Delivered to Orbit out of Jiuquan [Long March 4C Y41]

Daqi-1 and Daqi-2 are planned to provide technical support for ecological and environmental management, including global climate change research, energy conservation and emissions reduction, environmental diplomacy and treaty compliance, and pollution control.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Apr 17, 2026Second Environment Monitoring Satellite Delivered to Orbit out of Jiuquan [Long March 4C Y41]

Daqi-1 and Daqi-2/DQ-2 both have instrument suites that include lidars.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.2Apr 17, 2026It seems this is = Daqi-2/DQ-2 ( ), the 2nd in a new gen. of Chinese greenhouse gases (aerosol & CO2 etc.) monitoring satellites since the older GF-5 series, after Daqi-1 launched 4 years ago. Both have extensive instrument suites like LIDARs.

Daqi-2/DQ-2 is the second satellite in a new generation of Chinese greenhouse-gas monitoring satellites.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.3Apr 17, 2026It seems this is = Daqi-2/DQ-2 ( ), the 2nd in a new gen. of Chinese greenhouse gases (aerosol & CO2 etc.) monitoring satellites since the older GF-5 series, after Daqi-1 launched 4 years ago. Both have extensive instrument suites like LIDARs.

Daqi-2 is planned to operate for seven years.

PlanValue 3.0Apr 17, 2026Second Environment Monitoring Satellite Delivered to Orbit out of Jiuquan [Long March 4C Y41]

The Long March 4C sent the Daqi-2 greenhouse gas monitoring satellite into orbit.

PlanValue 4.0Apr 17, 2026A Long March 4C lifted off from Jiuquan at 0410 UTC today from Jiuquan, sending the Daqi-2 greenhouse gas monitoring satellite into orbit. This was China's 24th orbital launch of 2026.

Daqi-2 is the second satellite in its line.

GeneralValue 1.8Apr 17, 2026Second Environment Monitoring Satellite Delivered to Orbit out of Jiuquan [Long March 4C Y41]

Daqi-2 carries five onboard instruments, including the Atmospheric Detection Lidar, Cloud and Aerosol Imager, Wide-Swath Hyperspectral Greenhouse Gas Monitor, Infrared Hyperspectral Atmospheric Composition Detector, and Ultraviolet Hyperspectral Atmospheric Composition Detector.

CapabilityValue 4.5Apr 17, 2026Second Environment Monitoring Satellite Delivered to Orbit out of Jiuquan [Long March 4C Y41]

Daqi 2