GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42680
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42680 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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Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 GAOFEN 3 DEB
1 42680U 16049E 25295.47918718 .00002933 00000-0 75329-3 0 9994
2 42680 98.4349 305.4230 0017316 114.3225 245.9780 14.50886828481864
Epoch: 2025-10-22T11:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-22T11:30:01.772Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
101.76341°
Altitude
730.743 km
Speed
7.487 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 21m 41s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:52:07
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
732.149 km
Perigee altitude
707.567 km
Semi-major axis
7,097.995 km
Eccentricity
0.00173
Inclination
98.4349°
RAAN
305.423°
Arg. of periapsis
114.3225°
True anomaly
245.79692°
Mean anomaly
245.978°
Eccentric anomaly
245.88744°
Mean motion
3.62944 °/min
Orbital period
99.19 mins
BSTAR
0.00075329
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2016 (2016-08-09 UTC)
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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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8 mins | 2025-10-24 00:02:21.089Z | 132.294° SE | 2025-10-24 00:06:21.089Z | 75.442° E | 28.877° | 2025-10-24 00:10:21.089Z | 8.912° NNE |
6 mins | 2025-10-24 01:42:21.089Z | 224.672° SW | 2025-10-24 01:44:21.089Z | 257.205° W | 22.478° | 2025-10-24 01:48:21.089Z | 317.272° NNW |
8 mins | 2025-10-24 13:44:21.089Z | 12.309° NNE | 2025-10-24 13:47:21.089Z | 358.06° N | 44.568° | 2025-10-24 13:52:21.089Z | 195.746° SSW |
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