GAOFEN 9, 40894
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 9, 40894 is a payload satellite owned by GGKGJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 14 Sep 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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
3 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
CAST-3000, AOCS
Mass
~1,700 kg wet, ~1,200 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 3 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 9
1 40894U 15047A 25182.20437365 .00000772 00000-0 10337-3 0 9993
2 40894 97.6759 228.0652 0027170 207.7788 152.1976 14.81902711528191Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:54:17.883Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-125.01249°
Altitude
643.197 km
Speed
7.527 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 12m 15s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
53.71222°
Longitude
-135.39249°
Altitude
649.102 km
Speed
7.529 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 55m 13s
Apparent Declination
14° 37' 47"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:01:35
Azimuth
314.12° NW
Elevation
-22.153°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2015 (2015-09-14 UTC)
GAOFEN 9 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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| 7 mins | 2025-07-01 15:12:28.651Z | 38.769° NE | 2025-07-01 15:15:28.651Z | 86.038° E | 24.492° | 2025-07-01 15:19:28.651Z | 154.683° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-01 16:50:28.651Z | 321.272° NNW | 2025-07-01 16:51:28.651Z | 301.666° NW | 21.867° | 2025-07-01 16:54:28.651Z | 246.27° WSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-02 02:08:28.651Z | 97.732° ESE | 2025-07-02 02:10:28.651Z | 61.399° ENE | 19.843° | 2025-07-02 02:12:28.651Z | 28.917° NE |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-02 03:43:28.651Z | 208.076° SW | 2025-07-02 03:46:28.651Z | 273.157° WNW | 28.96° | 2025-07-02 03:49:28.651Z | 324.063° NNW |
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