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

Last TLE update

13 hours 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 13 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 3 DEB
1 42680U 16049E   25181.80279548  .00001232  00000-0  32686-3 0  9996
2 42680  98.4341 191.4994 0017697 103.1503 257.1667 14.50349649465386

Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:16:01.529Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-16.61433°

Altitude

730.285 km

Speed

7.489 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 45m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

6.02072°

Longitude

-16.95181°

Altitude

728.025 km

Speed

7.491 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 55m 45s

Apparent Declination

-18° 28' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:10:35

Azimuth

288.89° WNW

Elevation

-48.584°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

734.176 km

Perigee altitude

709.047 km

Semi-major axis

7,099.749 km

Eccentricity

0.00177

Inclination

98.4341°

RAAN

191.4994°

Arg. of periapsis

103.1503°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

257.1667°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.6281 °/min

Orbital period

99.23 mins

BSTAR

0.00032686

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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 12:25:27.059Z	53.092° ENE	2025-07-01 12:28:27.059Z	93.645° ESE	16.887°	2025-07-01 12:31:27.059Z	133.655° SE
7 mins	2025-07-01 14:03:27.059Z	355.046° N	2025-07-01 14:06:27.059Z	301.672° NW	35.526°	2025-07-01 14:10:27.059Z	219.985° SW
5 mins	2025-07-01 23:35:27.059Z	92.957° ESE	2025-07-01 23:37:27.059Z	59.586° ENE	19.748°	2025-07-01 23:40:27.059Z	19.267° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-02 01:12:27.059Z	204.815° SW	2025-07-02 01:15:27.059Z	276.092° WNW	32.603°	2025-07-02 01:19:27.059Z	331.372° NNW

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