GAOFEN-12

NORAD 52912 · COSPAR 2022-069A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #23208 @ 627 x 630 km x 97.8086 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 07:00 UTC Â· 16.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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GAOFEN-12 03
1 52912U 22069A 26286.29183304 .00000562 00000-0 80612-4 0 09996
2 52912 97.8086 171.0762 0002211 94.4559 265.6906 14.80184896232083

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 27th 2022

Spacecraft age

4 years, 3 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

97.8086Â°

Period

97.29 min

Perigee

627 km

Apogee

630 km

Eccentricity

0.0002211

RAAN

171.0762Â°

Arg of Perigee

94.4559Â°

Mean Motion

14.80184896 rev/d