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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
43259, 2018-031A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
CAST-2000, AOCS
Mass
805 kg wet, ~700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-03-31 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 4C
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
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 5 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 1-02
1 43259U 18031A   25185.16532896  .00000647  00000-0  99678-4 0  9997
2 43259  97.7714 245.5608 0006437  50.2631 309.9146 14.76585640391345
Epoch: 2025-07-04T03:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T03:58:04.422Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-96.37927°
Altitude
640.245 km
Speed
7.539 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 22m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
79.21939°
Longitude
129.30251°
Altitude
650.379 km
Speed
7.541 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 45m 55s
Apparent Declination
24° 41' 46"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:07:17
Azimuth
5.364° NNE
Elevation
-25.196°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
641.678 km
Perigee altitude
632.646 km
Semi-major axis
7,015.299 km
Eccentricity
0.00064
Inclination
97.7714°
RAAN
245.5608°
Arg. of periapsis
50.2631°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
309.9146°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.6938 °/min
Orbital period
97.46 mins
BSTAR
0.000099678
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GAOFEN 1-02 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
6 mins2025-07-04 15:56:12.158Z46.695° ENE2025-07-04 15:59:12.158Z90.274° ESE18.748°2025-07-04 16:02:12.158Z137.024° SSE
6 mins2025-07-04 17:33:12.158Z345.399° N2025-07-04 17:36:12.158Z282.152° WNW29.734°2025-07-04 17:39:12.158Z228.772° WSW
6 mins2025-07-05 04:30:12.158Z200.845° SSW2025-07-05 04:32:12.158Z250.785° W35.362°2025-07-05 04:36:12.158Z332.809° NNW
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