GAOFEN-3

NORAD 41727 · COSPAR 2016-049A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #53682 @ 750 x 752 km x 98.4057 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-21 06:46 UTC Â· 45.4 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

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GAOFEN-3
1 41727U 16049A 26294.28230316 .00000211 00000-0 77274-4 0 09994
2 41727 98.4057 300.1880 0001469 96.2793 263.8564 14.42213882536825

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

August 9th 2016

Spacecraft age

10 years, 2 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

State Oceanic Administration (SOA)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 4C

Contractor

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Launch mass

1,000 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.4057Â°

Period

99.85 min

Perigee

750 km

Apogee

752 km

Eccentricity

0.0001469

RAAN

300.188Â°

Arg of Perigee

96.2793Â°

Mean Motion

14.42213882 rev/d