Latitude
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GAOFEN-1
NORAD 39150 · COSPAR 2013-018A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #72567 @ 629 x 651 km x 97.899 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-13 07:36 UTC · 17.5 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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GAOFEN-1
1 39150U 13018A 26286.31698576 .00000887 00000-0 13429-3 0 09995
2 39150 97.8990 355.9090 0015881 243.0899 116.8689 14.76525404725675
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 39150U 13018A 26286.31698576 .00000887 00000-0 13429-3 0 09995
2 39150 97.8990 355.9090 0015881 243.0899 116.8689 14.76525404725675
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
April 26th 2013
Spacecraft age
13 years, 5 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
China National Academy of Sciences (CNSAS)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 2D
Contractor
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
Launch mass
1,000 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.899°
Period
97.53 min
Perigee
629 km
Apogee
651 km
Eccentricity
0.0015881
RAAN
355.909°
Arg of Perigee
243.0899°
Mean Motion
14.76525404 rev/d