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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
8 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 8 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 1-03
1 43260U 18031B   25185.14362074  .00000638  00000-0  98378-4 0  9992
2 43260  97.7708 245.4320 0007070  78.4320 281.7683 14.76606755391334
Epoch: 2025-07-04T03:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T03:26:48.831Z)
Latitude
-0.00014°
Longitude
-88.67169°
Altitude
642.067 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 21m 43s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-24.27757°
Longitude
-84.84027°
Altitude
650.2 km
Speed
7.531 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 23m 13s
Apparent Declination
-38° 28' 05"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:18:33
Azimuth
257.115° W
Elevation
-54.591°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
642.055 km
Perigee altitude
632.135 km
Semi-major axis
7,015.232 km
Eccentricity
0.00071
Inclination
97.7708°
RAAN
245.432°
Arg. of periapsis
78.432°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
281.7683°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.69386 °/min
Orbital period
97.46 mins
BSTAR
0.000098378
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GAOFEN 1-03 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
8 mins2025-07-04 17:01:06.237Z8.862° NNE2025-07-04 17:05:06.237Z292.774° NW44.22°2025-07-04 17:09:06.237Z199.255° SSW
6 mins2025-07-05 03:59:06.237Z159.945° S2025-07-05 04:01:06.237Z132.589° SE43.594°2025-07-05 04:05:06.237Z350.624° N
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