Latitude
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GAOFEN-1
NORAD 43260 · COSPAR 2018-031B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #46292 @ 639 x 642 km x 98.0361 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-01 07:24 UTC · 20.4 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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GAOFEN-1 03
1 43260U 18031B 26305.30877470 .00000401 00000-0 65032-4 0 09995
2 43260 98.0361 7.1701 0002588 14.4461 345.6822 14.76454325462927
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43260U 18031B 26305.30877470 .00000401 00000-0 65032-4 0 09995
2 43260 98.0361 7.1701 0002588 14.4461 345.6822 14.76454325462927
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
98.0361°
Period
97.53 min
Perigee
639 km
Apogee
642 km
Eccentricity
0.0002588
RAAN
7.1701°
Arg of Perigee
14.4461°
Mean Motion
14.76454325 rev/d