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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Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago
TLE from 17 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 3
1 41727U 16049A 25260.29014895 .00000066 00000-0 33316-4 0 9996
2 41727 98.4067 267.1703 0000655 93.5496 266.5768 14.42241114479313
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T06:57:48.869Z)
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2016 (2016-08-09 UTC)
GAOFEN 3 Visibility forecast
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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 | 2025-09-18 01:24:03.534Z | 212.371° SW | 2025-09-18 01:27:03.534Z | 256.104° W | 24.517° | 2025-09-18 01:31:03.534Z | 318.034° NNW |
8 mins | 2025-09-18 13:31:03.534Z | 11.336° NNE | 2025-09-18 13:35:03.534Z | 219.287° SW | 44.258° | 2025-09-18 13:39:03.534Z | 197.105° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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