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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Identifier

42680, 2016-049E

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 42680U 16049E   26170.50386475  .00001235  00000-0  31647-3 0  9999
2 42680  98.4229 186.1424 0017360 100.7820 259.5330 14.52015091516688

Epoch: 2026-06-19T12:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T12:05:33.914Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

97.0192°

Altitude

724.301 km

Speed

7.492 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 24m 34s

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

21:42:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

728.493 km

Perigee altitude

703.861 km

Semi-major axis

7,094.314 km

Eccentricity

0.00174

Inclination

98.4229°

RAAN

186.1424°

Arg. of periapsis

100.782°

True anomaly

259.33746°

Mean anomaly

259.533°

Eccentric anomaly

259.43522°

Mean motion

3.63227 °/min

Orbital period

99.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00031647

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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.
8 mins	2026-06-22 13:26:03.786Z	28.822° NE	2026-06-22 13:30:03.786Z	88.12° E	33.239°	2026-06-22 13:34:03.786Z	165.361° S
5 mins	2026-06-22 15:06:03.786Z	327.259° NNW	2026-06-22 15:08:03.786Z	295.912° NW	19.382°	2026-06-22 15:11:03.786Z	252.499° W
7 mins	2026-06-23 00:35:03.786Z	134.138° SE	2026-06-23 00:38:03.786Z	62.088° ENE	35.714°	2026-06-23 00:42:03.786Z	0.414° NNE
5 mins	2026-06-23 02:14:03.786Z	237.456° WSW	2026-06-23 02:16:03.786Z	266.563° W	16.791°	2026-06-23 02:19:03.786Z	307.057° NW

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GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42680

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: 2026-06-19T12:05:33.914Z)

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