GAOFEN 2, 40118
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 2, 40118 is a payload satellite owned by GGKGJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 19 Aug 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
LS-3000A, AOCS
Mass
2,100 kg wet, 2,100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4 m
Radar Cross Section
4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 2
1 40118U 14049A 25192.22770423 .00000568 00000-0 81082-4 0 9990
2 40118 98.0583 250.9641 0003409 237.7448 122.3434 14.80565821588793Epoch: 2025-07-11T05:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T05:27:53.645Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-120.39207°
Altitude
631.835 km
Speed
7.542 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 43m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-59.76902°
Longitude
45.80561°
Altitude
648.224 km
Speed
7.534 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 36m 04s
Apparent Declination
-60° 01' 46"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:05:18
Azimuth
143.52° SSE
Elevation
-59.387°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2014 (2014-08-19 UTC)
GAOFEN 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-07-11 15:47:32.040Z | 55.46° ENE | 2025-07-11 15:49:32.040Z | 84.791° E | 16.575° | 2025-07-11 15:52:32.040Z | 131.548° SE |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-11 17:23:32.040Z | 349.02° N | 2025-07-11 17:26:32.040Z | 283.572° WNW | 31.875° | 2025-07-11 17:29:32.040Z | 225.901° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-12 04:18:32.040Z | 192.849° SSW | 2025-07-12 04:20:32.040Z | 235.267° WSW | 36.749° | 2025-07-12 04:24:32.040Z | 333.627° NNW |
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