Latitude
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GAOFEN-1
NORAD 43262 · COSPAR 2018-031D · ACTIVE
Orbit: #46093 @ 639 x 642 km x 98.0387 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-18 20:47 UTC · 12.4 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 04
1 43262U 18031D 26291.86599346 .00000432 00000-0 69477-4 0 09996
2 43262 98.0387 354.0008 0002079 57.0339 303.1070 14.76476849460931
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43262U 18031D 26291.86599346 .00000432 00000-0 69477-4 0 09996
2 43262 98.0387 354.0008 0002079 57.0339 303.1070 14.76476849460931
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
98.0387°
Period
97.53 min
Perigee
639 km
Apogee
642 km
Eccentricity
0.0002079
RAAN
354.0008°
Arg of Perigee
57.0339°
Mean Motion
14.76476849 rev/d