China's Civilian Remote Sensing Enters Meter-Class Resolution Era

摘要

The GF-2 satellite(High-resolution Satellite 2)was launched by a LM-4B carrier rocket on August 19,2014 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.The satellite is one of the first approved important projects in the High-resolution Earth Observation System Major Special Project(CHEOS).The GF-2 satellite will mainly serve the Ministry of Land and Resources,the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development,the Ministry of Transport and the State Forestry Administration as well as provide demonstration