Latitude
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GAOFEN-2
NORAD 40118 · COSPAR 2014-049A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #66119 @ 620 x 632 km x 97.9943 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-12 13:07 UTC · 5.8 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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GAOFEN-2
1 40118U 14049A 26316.54655619 .00001511 00000-0 20146-3 0 09995
2 40118 97.9943 20.4800 0008612 108.9007 251.3140 14.81077006661196
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 40118U 14049A 26316.54655619 .00001511 00000-0 20146-3 0 09995
2 40118 97.9943 20.4800 0008612 108.9007 251.3140 14.81077006661196
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
97.9943°
Period
97.23 min
Perigee
620 km
Apogee
632 km
Eccentricity
0.0008612
RAAN
20.48°
Arg of Perigee
108.9007°
Mean Motion
14.81077006 rev/d