GAOFEN-5

NORAD 49122 · COSPAR 2021-079A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #27187 @ 700 x 701 km x 98.25 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-17 07:20 UTC Â· 10.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GAOFEN-5 02
1 49122U 21079A 26290.30609543 .00000097 00000-0 31231-4 0 09996
2 49122 98.2500 3.6561 0001046 48.4923 311.6365 14.57691712271879

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 6th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

China National Academy of Sciences (CNSAS)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 4C

Contractor

Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)

Launch mass

4,200 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.25Â°

Period

98.79 min

Perigee

700 km

Apogee

701 km

Eccentricity

0.0001046

RAAN

3.6561Â°

Arg of Perigee

48.4923Â°

Mean Motion

14.57691712 rev/d