GAOFEN-8

NORAD 40701 · COSPAR 2015-030A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #63375 @ 408 x 419 km x 97.6773 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-08 07:52 UTC Â· 28.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GAOFEN-8
1 40701U 15030A 26312.32833568 .00026922 00000-0 46295-3 0 09993
2 40701 97.6773 154.8450 0008256 37.0688 323.1132 15.51060343633750

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 26th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 4 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

People's Liberation Army (C41)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· 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

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.6773Â°

Period

92.84 min

Perigee

408 km

Apogee

419 km

Eccentricity

0.0008256

RAAN

154.845Â°

Arg of Perigee

37.0688Â°

Mean Motion

15.51060343 rev/d