GAOFEN-3

NORAD 49495 · COSPAR 2021-109A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #26104 @ 750 x 752 km x 98.4117 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-08 00:12 UTC Â· 10.6 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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1 49495U 21109A 26312.00834985 .00000037 00000-0 24507-4 0 09997
2 49495 98.4117 318.0838 0001555 284.3090 75.7927 14.42216623261047

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

November 22nd 2021

Spacecraft age

4 years, 11 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

98.4117Â°

Period

99.85 min

Perigee

750 km

Apogee

752 km

Eccentricity

0.0001555

RAAN

318.0838Â°

Arg of Perigee

284.309Â°

Mean Motion

14.42216623 rev/d