China has launched a second Gaofen 3 C-band satellite, used for remote sensing and Earth observation. The launch was conducted on November 22 at 23:45 UTC from launch pad SLS-2 (South Launch Site-2) of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC).
The Gaofen-3 satellites are based on the CS-L3000B bus, built for a lifetime of up to eight years. They are equipped with a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and a data transmission system and utilize Control Moment Gyros (CMGs) for orientation in space.