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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
9 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 9 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 1-02
1 43259U 18031A   25188.89239928  .00000592  00000-0  91740-4 0  9991
2 43259  97.7713 249.1488 0006198  40.1729 319.9938 14.76590790391892
Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:25:03.297Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
1.78986°
Altitude
639.795 km
Speed
7.54 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 36m 35s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-61.51274°
Longitude
16.65494°
Altitude
664.613 km
Speed
7.523 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 16m 15s
Apparent Declination
-78° 18' 33"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:59:05
Azimuth
190.057° SSW
Elevation
-49.179°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
641.494 km
Perigee altitude
632.798 km
Semi-major axis
7,015.283 km
Eccentricity
0.00062
Inclination
97.7713°
RAAN
249.1488°
Arg. of periapsis
40.1729°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
319.9938°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.69382 °/min
Orbital period
97.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00009174
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GAOFEN 1-02 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
6 mins2025-07-08 15:53:37.876Z48.51° ENE2025-07-08 15:56:37.876Z92.079° ESE17.895°2025-07-08 15:59:37.876Z136.729° SSE
6 mins2025-07-08 17:30:37.876Z345.862° N2025-07-08 17:33:37.876Z278.668° WNW30.807°2025-07-08 17:36:37.876Z226.294° WSW
7 mins2025-07-09 04:26:37.876Z190.76° SSW2025-07-09 04:29:37.876Z254.565° W36.806°2025-07-09 04:33:37.876Z334.544° NNW
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