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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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GAOFEN 1-03 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 5 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | DFH |
| Mission | Operational Civil Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | CAST-2000, AOCS |
| Mass | 805 kg wet, ~700 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 5 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 1-03
1 43260U 18031B 25018.78185193 .00001970 00000-0 28915-3 0 9991
2 43260 97.7934 85.1039 0003874 241.6899 118.3921 14.76590697366782Epoch: 2025-01-18T18:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-18T18:45:52.006Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 45.21101° |
| Altitude | 644.42 km |
| Speed | 7.535 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 40m 24s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -34.3037° |
| Longitude | 50.72978° |
| Altitude | 652.834 km |
| Speed | 7.53 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 51m 30s |
| Apparent Declination | -47° 50' 28" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:23:15 |
| Azimuth | 119.981° SE |
| Elevation | -51.804° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 639.865 km |
| Perigee altitude | 634.429 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,015.284 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003874 |
| Inclination | 97.7934° |
| RAAN | 85.1039° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 241.6899° |
| True anomaly | 118.43114° |
| Mean anomaly | 118.3921° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 118.41162° |
| Mean motion | 3.69382 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00028915 |
| Orbital period | 97.46 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 2018 (2018-03-31 UTC)
| GAOFEN 1-02, 43259 |
| GAOFEN 1-03, 43260 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43261 |
| GAOFEN 1-04, 43262 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43263 |
| CZ-4C R/B, 43264 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43265 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43266 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43270 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 44616 |
GAOFEN 1-03 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-01-19 03:04:15.140Z | 89.703° E | 2025-01-19 03:06:15.140Z | 60.141° ENE | 14.26° | 2025-01-19 03:08:15.140Z | 32.534° NE |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-19 04:39:15.140Z | 190.712° SSW | 2025-01-19 04:42:15.140Z | 270.849° WNW | 38° | 2025-01-19 04:46:15.140Z | 336.909° NNW |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-19 16:30:15.140Z | 47.378° ENE | 2025-01-19 16:32:15.140Z | 86.438° E | 27.159° | 2025-01-19 16:36:15.140Z | 157.763° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-01-19 18:07:15.140Z | 324.133° NNW | 2025-01-19 18:09:15.140Z | 286.291° WNW | 21.047° | 2025-01-19 18:12:15.140Z | 242.012° WSW |
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