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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
7 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 7 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
-34.66119°
Longitude
69.00254°
Altitude
657.514 km
Speed
7.525 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 53m 15s
Apparent Declination
-55° 29' 29"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:21:44
Azimuth
133.232° SE
Elevation
-44.242°
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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7 mins2025-07-11 16:32:35.978Z25.974° NE2025-07-11 16:36:35.978Z119.881° SE36.972°2025-07-11 16:39:35.978Z172.255° S
7 mins2025-07-12 03:29:35.978Z132.726° SE2025-07-12 03:32:35.978Z71.791° E31.73°2025-07-12 03:36:35.978Z4.299° NNE
4 mins2025-07-12 05:07:35.978Z239.663° WSW2025-07-12 05:09:35.978Z273.064° WNW17.048°2025-07-12 05:11:35.978Z303.295° NW
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