GAOFEN-9

NORAD 40894 · COSPAR 2015-047A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #59744 @ 600 x 640 km x 97.6183 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-11 14:08 UTC Â· 22.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

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Current TLE

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1 40894U 15047A 26284.58926698 .00001052 00000-0 13459-3 0 09990
2 40894 97.6183 314.9509 0028608 116.6391 243.7758 14.83053892597441

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 14th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China National Academy of Sciences (CNSAS)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 2D

Contractor

Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)

Launch mass

1,000 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.6183Â°

Period

97.1 min

Perigee

600 km

Apogee

640 km

Eccentricity

0.0028608

RAAN

314.9509Â°

Arg of Perigee

116.6391Â°

Mean Motion

14.83053892 rev/d