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China National Space Administration

China National Space Administration (CNSA) is China's civil space agency, responsible for civil space management and international space cooperation.[1] It is a government institution, not a commercial spacecraft manufacturer, with headquarters at No. A8 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing.[1] As of April 24, 2026, named leadership included Director Shan Zhongde, deputy director Bian Zhigang, and chief engineer Li Guoping.[2] For Earth observation buyers, CNSA is most relevant as a programme authority, data-access sponsor, and international cooperation counterpart. The Gaofen high-resolution Earth observation project combines space, air, ground, and application elements. Supplier analysis should distinguish CNSA's programme role from spacecraft manufacturer or operating-centre roles.[3] CNSA announced the National Remote Sensing Data and Application Service Platform in 2022, with later research and business editions adding cloud research, algorithms, observation-demand coordination, emergency response, data push, collaborative product production, and online agile development.[4][5][6] Its access-governance role also covers international cooperation for lunar samples and scientific data, and its 2025 CBERS statement with Brazil covers Earth observation data sharing for Latin America and Caribbean countries.[7][8]

Operates

  • ZY-3 02Operational

    Launched 2016-05-30 / SSO, 505 km

  • ZY-3 03Operational

    Launched 2020-07-25 / SSO, 505 km

  • ZY-3 04Operational

    Launched 2025-12-16 / SSO, 505 km

  • Gaofen-7 (GF-7)Operational

    Launched 2019-11-03 / SSO, 505 km

  • DQ-1 / Daqi-1Operational

    Launched 2022-04-16

  • DQ-2 / Daqi-2Operational

    Launched 2026-04-17 / SSO 705 km

  • Fengyun-3
  • Gaofen-3 (GF-3)Operational

    Launched 2016-08-09 / Sun-synchronous orbit, 758 km altitude, 06:00 descending equator crossing time / 7 day revisit / 650 km swath

All missions (12)
  • Gaofen-1 (GF-1)Extended operations

    Launched 2013-04-26 / Sun-synchronous orbit, 640-644 km altitude, 10:30 descending equator crossing / 41 day revisit / 4 day paired revisit

  • Gaofen-5 (GF-5)Ended

    Launched 2018-05-08 / Sun-synchronous orbit, about 705-708 km altitude, 13:30 local time

  • Gaofen-6 (GF-6)Operational

    Launched 2018-06-02 / Sun-synchronous orbit, about 640-645 km altitude, 10:30 local imaging time / 41 day revisit / 4 day paired revisit / 800 km swath

  • Gaofen-2Extended operations

    Launched 2014-08-19 / Sun-synchronous orbit, about 631 km / 5 day revisit / 45.3 km swath

Manufactures

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@misc{eoatlas:companies:cnsa,
  title = {China National Space Administration},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/companies/cnsa}
}