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GAOFEN 1-03, 43260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 1-03, 43260 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
43260, 2018-031B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
6 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 6 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 1-03
1 43260U 18031B   25192.19106194  .00000509  00000-0  79802-4 0  9992
2 43260  97.7705 252.2163 0006808  60.0692 300.1194 14.76616153392370
Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:35:07.751Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-105.91253°
Altitude
640.651 km
Speed
7.539 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 48m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
24.32793°
Longitude
77.82908°
Altitude
643.567 km
Speed
7.538 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 19m 53s
Apparent Declination
-7° 51' 43"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:27:45
Azimuth
65.577° ENE
Elevation
-37.317°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
641.841 km
Perigee altitude
632.289 km
Semi-major axis
7,015.202 km
Eccentricity
0.00068
Inclination
97.7705°
RAAN
252.2163°
Arg. of periapsis
60.0692°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
300.1194°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.69388 °/min
Orbital period
97.46 mins
BSTAR
0.000079802
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GAOFEN 1-03 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
8 mins2025-07-11 16:31:56.033Z23.207° NE2025-07-11 16:35:56.033Z86.706° E37.442°2025-07-11 16:39:56.033Z173.855° S
6 mins2025-07-12 03:29:56.033Z129.787° SE2025-07-12 03:32:56.033Z60.373° ENE31.378°2025-07-12 03:35:56.033Z8.188° NNE
4 mins2025-07-12 05:07:56.033Z244.621° WSW2025-07-12 05:08:56.033Z261.284° W17.067°2025-07-12 05:11:56.033Z307.111° NW
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