\n China’s first high orbit remote sensing satellite, Gaofen-4, went into use after six months of in-orbit testing, China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on June 13,2016.<\/p>\n
Gaofen-4 is China’s first geosynchronous orbit high-definition optical imaging satellite and the world’s most sophisticated.
Unlike from Gaofen-1 and Gaofen-2 in low orbits around the earth, Gaofen-4 is orbiting at 36,000 kilometers. High orbit satellites have the advantage of being able to snap “grand scenarios.” Low orbit satellites, in contrast, can see more detail at faster speed.<\/p>\n
Low orbit satellites cannot always follow natural disasters, but Gaofen-4 can continuously observe a disaster because it moves synchronously with the earth. It improves the response to disasters like earthquakes, landslides and typhoons with its high-precision sensors.<\/p>\n
Gaofen-4, which was launched in December 2015, has a designed lifespan of eight years, compared to other remote sensing satellites which remain in service for less than three to five years.<\/p>\n
During the in-orbit test, Gaofen-4 has been used to collect imageries of flood-hit areas in south China and monitor fires that occurred in southwest China’s Sichuan Province and inRussia.<\/p>\n
China started the Gaofen project with the launch of Gaofen-1 in April 2013. It aims to launch seven high-definition observation satellites before 2020, designed for disaster prevention, surveillance of geological disasters and forest disasters and weather forecast.<\/p>\n
Gaofen-3 is set to be launched in August 2016, according to the CNSA.<\/p>\n
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