GAOFEN 1-02, 43259
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 1-02, 43259 is a payload satellite owned by GGKGJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 31 Mar 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
14 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
CAST-2000, AOCS
Mass
805 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4 m
Radar Cross Section
4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 1-02
1 43259U 18031A 25129.25981827 .00001173 00000-0 17499-3 0 9992
2 43259 97.7745 191.7261 0004345 200.6660 159.4375 14.76606641383095Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:14Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:14:08.298Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-129.12699°
Altitude
645.932 km
Speed
7.533 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 46m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-31.92902°
Longitude
46.57936°
Altitude
649.122 km
Speed
7.533 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 06m 30s
Apparent Declination
-55° 16' 39"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:23:18
Azimuth
226.515° WSW
Elevation
-42.15°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 2018 (2018-03-31 UTC)
GAOFEN 1-02 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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| 7 mins | 2025-05-10 03:30:12.712Z | 135.232° SSE | 2025-05-10 03:34:12.712Z | 68.748° E | 29.485° | 2025-05-10 03:37:12.712Z | 12.485° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-05-10 05:09:12.712Z | 239.259° WSW | 2025-05-10 05:11:12.712Z | 275.384° WNW | 18.92° | 2025-05-10 05:13:12.712Z | 306.248° NW |
| 7 mins | 2025-05-10 16:58:12.712Z | 14.919° NNE | 2025-05-10 17:01:12.712Z | 110.938° ESE | 44.833° | 2025-05-10 17:05:12.712Z | 191.078° SSW |
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