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GAOFEN-5 01
Hyperspectral Imaging · CNSA / CRESDA
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China's first hyperspectral satellite measures 330 spectral bands simultaneously — splitting light into 330 colors to identify mineral composition at the surface, detect pollutants in water bodies, and distinguish crop species that look identical in standard imagery. Hyperspectral vision from orbit: seeing what the eye cannot.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 431–433 mi (693–697 km)
- Inclination
- 98.5°
- One orbit
- 98.5 minutes14.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43461
- Int’l designator
- 2018-043A
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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