Latitude
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GAOFEN-1
NORAD 43259 · COSPAR 2018-031A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #46346 @ 640 x 641 km x 98.0369 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-04 22:08 UTC · 18.2 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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GAOFEN-1 02
1 43259U 18031A 26308.92245936 -.00000051 00000-0 -12060-8 0 09990
2 43259 98.0369 10.9229 0001156 289.2654 70.8430 14.76446329463463
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43259U 18031A 26308.92245936 -.00000051 00000-0 -12060-8 0 09990
2 43259 98.0369 10.9229 0001156 289.2654 70.8430 14.76446329463463
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
March 30th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 7 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
ChinaÕs Ministry of Land and Resources, Ministry of Environmental Protection, and Ministry of Agriculture
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 4C
Contractor
China Spacesat
Launch mass
805 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
98.0369°
Period
97.53 min
Perigee
640 km
Apogee
641 km
Eccentricity
0.0001156
RAAN
10.9229°
Arg of Perigee
289.2654°
Mean Motion
14.76446329 rev/d