GAOFEN-8

NORAD 40701 · COSPAR 2015-030A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #63058 @ 410 x 422 km x 97.6804 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 20:55 UTC Â· 29.9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GAOFEN-8
1 40701U 15030A 26291.87186144 .00030678 00000-0 54222-3 0 09992
2 40701 97.6804 133.0348 0009126 102.0906 258.1368 15.50248710630584

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 26th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 3 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

97.6804Â°

Period

92.89 min

Perigee

410 km

Apogee

422 km

Eccentricity

0.0009126

RAAN

133.0348Â°

Arg of Perigee

102.0906Â°

Mean Motion

15.5024871 rev/d