● ORBIT ING-NOW

GAOFEN

NORAD 45856 · COSPAR 2020-042A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #33859 @ 631 x 648 km x 97.7606 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-14 07:35 UTC · 27.7 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
GAOFEN DUOMO (GFDM)
1 45856U 20042A 26287.31647913 .00000574 00000-0 88548-4 0 09998
2 45856 97.7606 342.7731 0012184 54.1040 306.1300 14.76890406338598
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
July 3rd 2020
Spacecraft age
6 years, 3 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
China's 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 4B
Contractor
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Launch mass
—
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.7606°
Period
97.5 min
Perigee
631 km
Apogee
648 km
Eccentricity
0.0012184
RAAN
342.7731°
Arg of Perigee
54.104°
Mean Motion
14.76890406 rev/d