GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42679

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42679 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

42679, 2016-049D

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

China National Space Administration (CN)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2016-08-09 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 GAOFEN 3 DEB
1 42679U 16049D   26079.31195417  .00000167  00000-0  58245-4 0  9995
2 42679  98.3223  92.3159 0005433 265.5164  94.5407 14.46620587506980

Epoch: 2026-03-20T07:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T07:29:12.840Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

162.16358°

Altitude

739.979 km

Speed

7.485 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 09m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:10:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

737.676 km

Perigee altitude

729.948 km

Semi-major axis

7,111.949 km

Eccentricity

0.00054

Inclination

98.3223°

RAAN

92.3159°

Arg. of periapsis

265.5164°

True anomaly

94.60276°

Mean anomaly

94.5407°

Eccentric anomaly

94.57173°

Mean motion

3.61876 °/min

Orbital period

99.48 mins

BSTAR

0.000058245

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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.
6 mins	2026-03-23 23:37:28.442Z	105.203° ESE	2026-03-23 23:40:28.442Z	64.056° ENE	18.575°	2026-03-23 23:43:28.442Z	23.437° NE
7 mins	2026-03-24 01:15:28.442Z	195.857° SSW	2026-03-24 01:18:28.442Z	259.783° W	36.106°	2026-03-24 01:22:28.442Z	331.383° NNW
8 mins	2026-03-24 13:20:28.442Z	29.455° NE	2026-03-24 13:23:28.442Z	88.972° E	38.585°	2026-03-24 13:28:28.442Z	177.484° S
4 mins	2026-03-24 15:00:28.442Z	314.306° NW	2026-03-24 15:01:28.442Z	299.585° NW	16.665°	2026-03-24 15:04:28.442Z	259.507° W

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GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42679

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T07:29:12.840Z)

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