2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
sci-techmaven
Launch logAdvertise
  1. Home
  2. Spacecraft
  3. Gaofen 2
// optical imaging · 2014

Gaofen 2

40118. Gaofen 2 was launched on August 19, 2014 aboard a Chang Zheng 4B from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-049ANORAD 40118China

Identity

Name in GCAT
Gao Fen 2
Common name
Gaofen 2
Payload designation
Gaofen 2
International designator
2014-049A
NORAD catalog number
40118
GCAT identifier
S40118
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/789

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Civil government
Program
GF2
Owner
GGKGJ
Country
China
Builder
Spaceflight East Is Red Satellite Co
Platform (bus)
LS-3000A

Launch

Date
August 19, 2014 · 03:15 UTC
Launch record
2014-049Success
Spaceport
Taiyuan · pad LC9

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
608 km
Apogee
631 km
Inclination
98.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
2,100 kg
Dry mass
2,100 kg
Length
1.9 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
4.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q19283622 (CC0).