GAOFEN-12

NORAD 48079 · COSPAR 2021-026A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #30258 @ 624 x 632 km x 98.0013 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-04 22:54 UTC Â· 13.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GAOFEN-12 02
1 48079U 21026A 26308.95462532 .00000241 00000-0 38497-4 0 09996
2 48079 98.0013 306.6374 0005792 128.6544 231.5187 14.80385326302588

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 30th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 7 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China National Academy of Sciences (CNSAS)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 4C

Contractor

Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)

Launch mass

3,000 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.0013Â°

Period

97.27 min

Perigee

624 km

Apogee

632 km

Eccentricity

0.0005792

RAAN

306.6374Â°

Arg of Perigee

128.6544Â°

Mean Motion

14.80385326 rev/d