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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
40118, 2014-049A
Orbit
SSO
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)
2014-08-19 (11 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 4B
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
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 14.80565821588793
Epoch: 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
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:05:18
Azimuth
143.52° SSE
Elevation
-59.387°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
626.973 km
Perigee altitude
622.199 km
Semi-major axis
7,002.723 km
Eccentricity
0.00034
Inclination
98.0583°
RAAN
250.9641°
Arg. of periapsis
237.7448°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
122.3434°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.70376 °/min
Orbital period
97.2 mins
BSTAR
0.000081082
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5 mins2025-07-11 15:47:32.040Z55.46° ENE2025-07-11 15:49:32.040Z84.791° E16.575°2025-07-11 15:52:32.040Z131.548° SE
6 mins2025-07-11 17:23:32.040Z349.02° N2025-07-11 17:26:32.040Z283.572° WNW31.875°2025-07-11 17:29:32.040Z225.901° WSW
6 mins2025-07-12 04:18:32.040Z192.849° SSW2025-07-12 04:20:32.040Z235.267° WSW36.749°2025-07-12 04:24:32.040Z333.627° NNW
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