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

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 GAOFEN 3 DEB
1 42679U 16049D   25181.25274060  .00000118  00000-0  44955-4 0  9992
2 42679  98.3257 193.8515 0006532 357.9818   2.1347 14.46439993468954

Epoch: 2025-06-30T06:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T06:03:56.787Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-175.70032°

Altitude

735.617 km

Speed

7.49 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 55m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-16.33346°

Longitude

-172.17139°

Altitude

739.227 km

Speed

7.487 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 09m 01s

Apparent Declination

-32° 47' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:11:21

Azimuth

267.071° W

Elevation

-53.904°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

739.051 km

Perigee altitude

729.759 km

Semi-major axis

7,112.542 km

Eccentricity

0.00065

Inclination

98.3257°

RAAN

193.8515°

Arg. of periapsis

357.9818°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

2.1347°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.61831 °/min

Orbital period

99.49 mins

BSTAR

0.000044955

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-01 12:33:12.860Z	54.581° ENE	2025-07-01 12:36:12.860Z	93.893° ESE	16.309°	2025-07-01 12:39:12.860Z	132.053° SE
8 mins	2025-07-01 14:11:12.860Z	357.888° N	2025-07-01 14:15:12.860Z	270.155° WNW	37.214°	2025-07-01 14:19:12.860Z	214.31° SW
5 mins	2025-07-01 23:44:12.860Z	100.549° ESE	2025-07-01 23:46:12.860Z	71.417° E	19.28°	2025-07-01 23:49:12.860Z	26.816° NE
8 mins	2025-07-02 01:21:12.860Z	195.18° SSW	2025-07-02 01:24:12.860Z	244.516° WSW	33.899°	2025-07-02 01:29:12.860Z	332.61° NNW

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