GAOFEN-5

NORAD 49122 · COSPAR 2021-079A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #27473 @ 700 x 701 km x 98.2489 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-05 22:30 UTC Â· 29.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GAOFEN-5 02
1 49122U 21079A 26309.93770523 .00000037 00000-0 18197-4 0 09993
2 49122 98.2489 23.1141 0000440 102.3621 257.7627 14.57698606274736

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 6th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 2 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

98.2489Â°

Period

98.79 min

Perigee

700 km

Apogee

701 km

Eccentricity

4.4E-5

RAAN

23.1141Â°

Arg of Perigee

102.3621Â°

Mean Motion

14.57698606 rev/d