GAOFEN-9

NORAD 40894 · COSPAR 2015-047A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #60046 @ 600 x 639 km x 97.6152 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-31 23:09 UTC Â· 16.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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1 40894U 15047A 26304.96498235 .00000484 00000-0 65272-4 0 09995
2 40894 97.6152 334.3721 0028391 53.1318 307.2493 14.83081314600461

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 14th 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 1 months

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

97.6152Â°

Period

97.1 min

Perigee

600 km

Apogee

639 km

Eccentricity

0.0028391

RAAN

334.3721Â°

Arg of Perigee

53.1318Â°

Mean Motion

14.83081314 rev/d