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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: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 GAOFEN 1-03
1 43260U 18031B   25254.05979154  .00000695  00000-0  10662-3 0  9994
2 43260  97.8001 311.7496 0005240 199.0406 161.0610 14.76587976401508
Epoch: 2025-09-11T01:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-11T01:26:05.989Z)
Latitude
0.00008°
Longitude
-60.10265°
Altitude
646.614 km
Speed
7.533 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 46m 59s
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
01:51:22
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
640.832 km
Perigee altitude
633.48 km
Semi-major axis
7,015.293 km
Eccentricity
0.00052
Inclination
97.8001°
RAAN
311.7496°
Arg. of periapsis
199.0406°
True anomaly
161.08048°
Mean anomaly
161.061°
Eccentric anomaly
161.07074°
Mean motion
3.69381 °/min
Orbital period
97.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00010662
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