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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 0.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 3 DEB
1 42678U 16049C 25341.29445296 .00000463 00000-0 14016-3 0 9991
2 42678 98.3208 351.2147 0007916 209.1049 150.9703 14.46655389486172Epoch: 2025-12-07T07:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T07:04:00.735Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
168.90174°
Altitude
744.483 km
Speed
7.48 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 24m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
17:24:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
739.328 km
Perigee altitude
728.068 km
Semi-major axis
7,111.835 km
Eccentricity
0.00079
Inclination
98.3208°
RAAN
351.2147°
Arg. of periapsis
209.1049°
True anomaly
151.01428°
Mean anomaly
150.9703°
Eccentric anomaly
150.99229°
Mean motion
3.61885 °/min
Orbital period
99.48 mins
BSTAR
0.00014016
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2016 (2016-08-09 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-12-07 23:48:39.444Z | 116.057° SE | 2025-12-07 23:52:39.444Z | 57.387° ENE | 21.943° | 2025-12-07 23:55:39.444Z | 17.133° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-12-08 01:27:39.444Z | 207.868° SW | 2025-12-08 01:30:39.444Z | 270.209° WNW | 30.962° | 2025-12-08 01:34:39.444Z | 328.385° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2025-12-08 13:32:39.444Z | 23.934° NE | 2025-12-08 13:35:39.444Z | 111.863° ESE | 42.762° | 2025-12-08 13:39:39.444Z | 183.636° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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