Latitude
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GAOFEN-8
NORAD 40701 · COSPAR 2015-030A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #62910 @ 411 x 423 km x 97.6811 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-09 07:37 UTC · 10.1 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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GAOFEN-8
1 40701U 15030A 26282.31736819 .00013977 00000-0 25266-3 0 09990
2 40701 97.6811 122.8545 0008978 132.9101 227.2904 15.49781098629108
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 40701U 15030A 26282.31736819 .00013977 00000-0 25266-3 0 09990
2 40701 97.6811 122.8545 0008978 132.9101 227.2904 15.49781098629108
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
June 26th 2015
Spacecraft age
11 years, 3 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
People's Liberation Army (C41)
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
97.6811°
Period
92.92 min
Perigee
411 km
Apogee
423 km
Eccentricity
0.0008978
RAAN
122.8545°
Arg of Perigee
132.9101°
Mean Motion
15.49781098 rev/d