GAOFEN-3

NORAD 49495 · COSPAR 2021-109A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #25814 @ 749 x 753 km x 98.4131 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-18 21:19 UTC Â· 9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GAOFEN-3 02
1 49495U 21109A 26291.88872807 -.00000175 00000-0 -39935-4 0 09990
2 49495 98.4131 298.2488 0002619 3.7627 356.3581 14.42213243258140

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 22nd 2021

Spacecraft age

4 years, 10 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 Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Taiyuan Launch Center

Launch vehicle

Long March 4B

Contractor

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

Launch mass

2,500 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.4131Â°

Period

99.85 min

Perigee

749 km

Apogee

753 km

Eccentricity

0.0002619

RAAN

298.2488Â°

Arg of Perigee

3.7627Â°

Mean Motion

14.42213243 rev/d