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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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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GAOFEN 3 details

Identifier	41727, 2016-049A
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	6 hours ago
Origin	GWHYZ (CN / PRC)
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)	2016-08-09 (8 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 4C
Launch site	Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 3 Pan, 8 m
Radar Cross Section	10.846 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 3
1 41727U 16049A   24339.96517017  .00000199  00000-0  73613-4 0  9991
2 41727  98.4052 345.1128 0001293  83.9765 276.1572 14.42208140438043

Epoch: 2024-12-04T23:09Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-04T23:09:50.702Z)

Latitude	-0.00004°
Longitude	-76.60121°
Altitude	754.068 km
Speed	7.478 km/s
True Right ascension	23h 00m 27s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	42.04852°
Longitude	111.24732°
Altitude	756.811 km
Speed	7.48 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	13h 04m 23s
Apparent Declination	4° 12' 41"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	02:45:08
Azimuth	33.739° NE
Elevation	-40.171°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	749.248 km
Perigee altitude	747.405 km
Semi-major axis	7,126.464 km
Eccentricity	0.0001293
Inclination	98.4052°
RAAN	345.1128°
Arg. of periapsis	83.9765°
True anomaly	276.14247°
Mean anomaly	276.1572°
Eccentric anomaly	276.14983°
Mean motion	3.60771 °/min
BSTAR	0.000073613
Orbital period	99.79 mins

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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.
9 mins	2024-12-05 13:03:40.303Z	25.086° NE	2024-12-05 13:07:40.303Z	83.665° E	37.74°	2024-12-05 13:12:40.303Z	175.963° S
4 mins	2024-12-05 14:44:40.303Z	320.439° NNW	2024-12-05 14:46:40.303Z	290.893° WNW	17.311°	2024-12-05 14:48:40.303Z	263.696° W
8 mins	2024-12-06 00:16:40.303Z	148.887° SSE	2024-12-06 00:19:40.303Z	84.262° E	41.76°	2024-12-06 00:24:40.303Z	353.598° N

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