Latitude
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GAOFEN-2
NORAD 40118 · COSPAR 2014-049A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #65790 @ 621 x 631 km x 97.9973 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-21 07:39 UTC · 46.7 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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GAOFEN-2
1 40118U 14049A 26294.31916602 .00000134 00000-0 24211-4 0 09995
2 40118 97.9973 358.3158 0007244 173.7776 186.3527 14.81040594657903
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 40118U 14049A 26294.31916602 .00000134 00000-0 24211-4 0 09995
2 40118 97.9973 358.3158 0007244 173.7776 186.3527 14.81040594657903
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
August 19th 2014
Spacecraft age
12 years, 2 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
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 4B
Contractor
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
Launch mass
1,000 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.9973°
Period
97.23 min
Perigee
621 km
Apogee
631 km
Eccentricity
0.0007244
RAAN
358.3158°
Arg of Perigee
173.7776°
Mean Motion
14.81040594 rev/d