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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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
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 GAOFEN 3 DEB
1 42679U 16049D 25248.76748207 .00000402 00000-0 12380-3 0 9993
2 42679 98.3279 260.2064 0007621 133.7782 226.4042 14.46473961478717Epoch: 2025-09-05T18:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-05T18:25:10.45Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-1.19807°
Altitude
743.893 km
Speed
7.481 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 20m 49s
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
18:03:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
739.714 km
Perigee altitude
728.873 km
Semi-major axis
7,112.431 km
Eccentricity
0.00076
Inclination
98.3279°
RAAN
260.2064°
Arg. of periapsis
133.7782°
True anomaly
226.341°
Mean anomaly
226.4042°
Eccentric anomaly
226.37259°
Mean motion
3.6184 °/min
Orbital period
99.49 mins
BSTAR
0.0001238
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2016 (2016-08-09 UTC)
GAOFEN 3 DEB Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 5 mins | 2025-09-07 02:05:38.332Z | 232.599° WSW | 2025-09-07 02:08:38.332Z | 271.852° WNW | 15.473° | 2025-09-07 02:10:38.332Z | 298.341° NW |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-07 12:32:38.332Z | 65.471° ENE | 2025-09-07 12:34:38.332Z | 93.423° ESE | 15.818° | 2025-09-07 12:36:38.332Z | 120.884° SE |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-07 14:09:38.332Z | 358.511° N | 2025-09-07 14:13:38.332Z | 270.839° WNW | 37.521° | 2025-09-07 14:17:38.332Z | 213.788° SW |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-07 23:42:38.332Z | 100.749° ESE | 2025-09-07 23:44:38.332Z | 72.152° E | 19.029° | 2025-09-07 23:47:38.332Z | 27.583° NE |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-08 01:19:38.332Z | 194.277° SSW | 2025-09-08 01:23:38.332Z | 277.854° WNW | 34.319° | 2025-09-08 01:27:38.332Z | 332.739° NNW |
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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