GAOFEN 4, 41194
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 4, 41194 is a payload satellite owned by GGKGJ (CN) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 28 Dec 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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
22 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
DFH-4, DFH-4 LAE
Mass
~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 4
1 41194U 15083A 25235.92338020 -.00000349 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 41194 0.0020 322.4429 0004448 237.4790 210.6335 1.00274055 35542Epoch: 2025-08-23T22:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-23T22:09:40.049Z)
Latitude
0.02227°
Longitude
105.67609°
Altitude
35,801.516 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 22m 10s
True Declination
0° 01' 20"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:03:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,805.784 km
Perigee altitude
35,768.274 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.166 km
Eccentricity
0.00044
Inclination
0.002°
RAAN
322.4429°
Arg. of periapsis
237.479°
True anomaly
210.60754°
Mean anomaly
210.6335°
Eccentric anomaly
210.62052°
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.12 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 2015 (2015-12-28 UTC)
GAOFEN 4 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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