GAOFEN-12

NORAD 48079 · COSPAR 2021-026A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #29952 @ 625 x 631 km x 98.0009 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-15 06:31 UTC Â· 19.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GAOFEN-12 02
1 48079U 21026A 26288.27167356 .00000336 00000-0 50910-4 0 09993
2 48079 98.0009 286.0205 0004345 189.5625 170.5505 14.80372807299521

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 30th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 6 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

98.0009Â°

Period

97.27 min

Perigee

625 km

Apogee

631 km

Eccentricity

0.0004345

RAAN

286.0205Â°

Arg of Perigee

189.5625Â°

Mean Motion

14.80372807 rev/d