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GAOFEN-5 01A
Chinese Hyperspectral Atmospheric Monitoring Satellite · CNSA / CRESDA (China)
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Gaofen-5 (01A), carrying a hyperspectral imager sensitive enough to detect specific air pollutants by their unique chemical light signature — part of China's push to monitor smog composition over its own cities in more chemical detail than most nations' ground-based environmental agencies can match.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 436–439 mi (702–707 km)
- Inclination
- 98.2°
- One orbit
- 98.7 minutes14.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 54640
- Int’l designator
- 2022-165A
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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