Latitude
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GAOFEN-1
NORAD 43260 · COSPAR 2018-031B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #45997 @ 638 x 643 km x 98.039 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-12 07:35 UTC · 10.9 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
Altitude —
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Next visible passes
// click to checkCurrent TLE
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GAOFEN-1 03
1 43260U 18031B 26285.31655422 .00000729 00000-0 11216-3 0 09991
2 43260 98.0390 347.2761 0003857 66.5900 293.5714 14.76474568459972
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43260U 18031B 26285.31655422 .00000729 00000-0 11216-3 0 09991
2 43260 98.0390 347.2761 0003857 66.5900 293.5714 14.76474568459972
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
March 30th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 6 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
98.039°
Period
97.53 min
Perigee
638 km
Apogee
643 km
Eccentricity
0.0003857
RAAN
347.2761°
Arg of Perigee
66.59°
Mean Motion
14.76474568 rev/d