GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42678

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42678 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 09 Aug 2016 UTC launched from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

42678, 2016-049C

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

3 days ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2016-08-09 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago

0 GAOFEN 3 DEB
1 42678U 16049C   25180.27035290  .00000105  00000-0  41271-4 0  9996
2 42678  98.3233 192.9954 0008348 354.9263   5.1843 14.46543257462892

Epoch: 2025-06-29T06:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-29T06:29:18.49Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

178.07145°

Altitude

734.007 km

Speed

7.491 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 51m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

47.41705°

Longitude

171.82315°

Altitude

741.514 km

Speed

7.49 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 13m 52s

Apparent Declination

14° 19' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:07:22

Azimuth

299.647° NW

Elevation

-11.213°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

740.003 km

Perigee altitude

728.129 km

Semi-major axis

7,112.203 km

Eccentricity

0.00083

Inclination

98.3233°

RAAN

192.9954°

Arg. of periapsis

354.9263°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

5.1843°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.61857 °/min

Orbital period

99.49 mins

BSTAR

0.000041271

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2016 (2016-08-09 UTC)

GAOFEN 3 DEB 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.
8 mins	2025-07-02 13:05:58.448Z	35.537° NE	2025-07-02 13:09:58.448Z	103.492° ESE	30.078°	2025-07-02 13:13:58.448Z	162.139° S
5 mins	2025-07-02 14:45:58.448Z	327.938° NNW	2025-07-02 14:47:58.448Z	293.493° NW	22.996°	2025-07-02 14:50:58.448Z	247.45° WSW
7 mins	2025-07-03 00:16:58.448Z	127.743° SE	2025-07-03 00:19:58.448Z	60.828° ENE	33.06°	2025-07-03 00:23:58.448Z	2.898° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-03 01:55:58.448Z	231.745° WSW	2025-07-03 01:57:58.448Z	261.766° W	19.425°	2025-07-03 02:00:58.448Z	306.184° NW

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