Latitude
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GAOFEN-1
NORAD 43262 · COSPAR 2018-031D · ACTIVE
Orbit: #46390 @ 640 x 641 km x 98.0372 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-07 23:51 UTC · 10.9 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 04
1 43262U 18031D 26311.99388318 .00000324 00000-0 53951-4 0 09998
2 43262 98.0372 14.0300 0000799 42.2849 317.8422 14.76444933463904
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43262U 18031D 26311.99388318 .00000324 00000-0 53951-4 0 09998
2 43262 98.0372 14.0300 0000799 42.2849 317.8422 14.76444933463904
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
98.0372°
Period
97.53 min
Perigee
640 km
Apogee
641 km
Eccentricity
7.99E-5
RAAN
14.03°
Arg of Perigee
42.2849°
Mean Motion
14.76444933 rev/d