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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
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
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, 2.0 m
Radar Cross Section
4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago
0 GAOFEN 1-03
1 43260U 18031B   25259.68494861  .00000560  00000-0  88093-4 0  9990
2 43260  98.0021 317.2713 0003777 188.8316 171.2828 14.76308378402338
Epoch: 2025-09-16T16:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T16:26:19.559Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
74.8181°
Altitude
646.636 km
Speed
7.533 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 09m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:49:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
640.701 km
Perigee altitude
635.401 km
Semi-major axis
7,016.188 km
Eccentricity
0.00038
Inclination
98.0021°
RAAN
317.2713°
Arg. of periapsis
188.8316°
True anomaly
171.28936°
Mean anomaly
171.2828°
Eccentric anomaly
171.28608°
Mean motion
3.6931 °/min
Orbital period
97.48 mins
BSTAR
0.000088093
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