● ORBIT ING-NOW

GAOFEN-12

NORAD 44819 · COSPAR 2019-082A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #37274 @ 627 x 629 km x 97.8152 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-21 06:18 UTC · 26.5 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
GAOFEN-12 01
1 44819U 19082A 26294.26270187 .00000368 00000-0 54620-4 0 09990
2 44819 97.8152 297.3534 0001559 51.8545 308.2808 14.80541612372745
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
November 28th 2019
Spacecraft age
6 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
China National Academy of Sciences (CNSAS)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Taiyuan Launch Center
Launch vehicle
Long March 4C
Contractor
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
Launch mass
1,000 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.8152°
Period
97.26 min
Perigee
627 km
Apogee
629 km
Eccentricity
0.0001559
RAAN
297.3534°
Arg of Perigee
51.8545°
Mean Motion
14.80541612 rev/d