GAOFEN-1

NORAD 39150 · COSPAR 2013-018A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #72865 @ 628 x 652 km x 97.8957 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-02 12:16 UTC Â· 16 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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GAOFEN-1
1 39150U 13018A 26306.51168184 .00000996 00000-0 14974-3 0 09994
2 39150 97.8957 15.6574 0017204 175.1109 185.0273 14.76544321728652

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

April 26th 2013

Spacecraft age

13 years, 6 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China National Academy of Sciences (CNSAS)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· 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

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.8957Â°

Period

97.53 min

Perigee

628 km

Apogee

652 km

Eccentricity

0.0017204

RAAN

15.6574Â°

Arg of Perigee

175.1109Â°

Mean Motion

14.76544321 rev/d