| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Gaofen 1 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | China (PR) |
| Operator/Owner | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Remote Sensing |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 630 |
| Apogee (km) | 654 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00171135196805476 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 98.07 |
| Period (minutes) | 97.56 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 1000 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 26-04-2013 |
| Expected Lifetime | 5-8 yrs. |
| Contractor | Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology |
| Country of Contractor | China (PR) |
| Launch Site | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center |
| Launch Vehicle | CZ-2D |
| COSPAR Number | 2013-018A |
| NORAD Number | 39150 |
| Comments | Possibly for cartography; will work in system to combine data from different sources. |