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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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GAOFEN 1-02 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 3 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 4 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 4.991 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 3 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 1-02
1 43259U 18031A 24337.16483260 .00002965 00000-0 43187-3 0 9993
2 43259 97.8013 39.2090 0005624 24.4200 335.7276 14.76568399359766Epoch: 2024-12-02T03:57Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-02T03:57:21.536Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -91.62335° |
| Altitude | 639.598 km |
| Speed | 7.54 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 36m 50s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -17.68282° |
| Longitude | -89.00577° |
| Altitude | 644.176 km |
| Speed | 7.536 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 45m 11s |
| Apparent Declination | -59° 50' 24" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 04:53:44 |
| Azimuth | 213.682° SW |
| Elevation | -27.97° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 641.163 km |
| Perigee altitude | 633.273 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,015.355 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0005624 |
| Inclination | 97.8013° |
| RAAN | 39.209° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 24.42° |
| True anomaly | 335.70109° |
| Mean anomaly | 335.7276° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 335.71435° |
| Mean motion | 3.69376 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00043187 |
| Orbital period | 97.46 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 2018 (2018-03-31 UTC)
| GAOFEN 1-02, 43259 |
| GAOFEN 1-03, 43260 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43261 |
| GAOFEN 1-04, 43262 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43263 |
| CZ-4C R/B, 43264 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43265 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43266 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43270 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 44616 |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 mins | 2024-12-02 17:32:42.989Z | 358.098° N | 2024-12-02 17:35:42.989Z | 277.418° WNW | 39.773° | 2024-12-02 17:39:42.989Z | 208.644° SW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-03 04:27:42.989Z | 172.074° S | 2024-12-03 04:31:42.989Z | 228.441° WSW | 43.841° | 2024-12-03 04:35:42.989Z | 343.496° N |
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