GAOFEN 3, 41727
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 3, 41727 is a payload satellite owned by GWHYZ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 09 Aug 2016 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C 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
5 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Civil Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
CS-L3000B, Unknown motor
Mass
~2,779 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 3 Pan, 8 m
Radar Cross Section
10.846 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 3
1 41727U 16049A 25181.89367048 .00000000 00000-0 13324-4 0 9990
2 41727 98.4027 189.9346 0001822 106.8167 253.3223 14.42216892468002Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:26:53.129Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-50.98371°
Altitude
754.511 km
Speed
7.477 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 39m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-56.80845°
Longitude
-37.81019°
Altitude
774.427 km
Speed
7.465 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 47m 07s
Apparent Declination
-84° 12' 31"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:47:41
Azimuth
182.116° SSW
Elevation
-45.495°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2016 (2016-08-09 UTC)
GAOFEN 3 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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| 9 mins | 2025-07-01 13:00:35.599Z | 26.086° NE | 2025-07-01 13:04:35.599Z | 83.216° E | 36.461° | 2025-07-01 13:09:35.599Z | 173.931° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-01 14:41:35.599Z | 321.701° NNW | 2025-07-01 14:43:35.599Z | 291.487° WNW | 18.161° | 2025-07-01 14:46:35.599Z | 253.123° W |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-02 00:13:35.599Z | 146.584° SSE | 2025-07-02 00:16:35.599Z | 85.571° E | 40.717° | 2025-07-02 00:21:35.599Z | 354.741° N |
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