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GAOFEN 1-04, 43262

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 1-04, 43262 is a payload satellite 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

43262, 2018-031D

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

State Adm. for Science, Techn. and Industry for National Def (CN)

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 1-04
1 43262U 18031D   25139.17512318  .00000965  00000-0  14520-3 0  9993
2 43262  97.7740 201.3150 0001707 166.7385 193.3871 14.76596221384545

Epoch: 2025-05-19T04:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-19T04:12:10.642Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-98.82086°

Altitude

644.275 km

Speed

7.535 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 25m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

73.22198°

Longitude

-125.31291°

Altitude

652.686 km

Speed

7.538 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 55m 08s

Apparent Declination

22° 53' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:51:49

Azimuth

343.838° N

Elevation

-25.477°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

638.326 km

Perigee altitude

635.931 km

Semi-major axis

7,015.266 km

Eccentricity

0.00017

Inclination

97.774°

RAAN

201.315°

Arg. of periapsis

166.7385°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

193.3871°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.69383 °/min

Orbital period

97.46 mins

BSTAR

0.0001452

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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 2018 (2018-03-31 UTC)

GAOFEN 1-04 Visibility forecast

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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.
6 mins	2025-05-19 16:10:48.234Z	48.287° ENE	2025-05-19 16:13:48.234Z	102.511° ESE	22.742°	2025-05-19 16:16:48.234Z	148.513° SSE
5 mins	2025-05-19 17:47:48.234Z	333.43° NNW	2025-05-19 17:49:48.234Z	294.108° NW	25.075°	2025-05-19 17:52:48.234Z	239.495° WSW
4 mins	2025-05-20 03:08:48.234Z	91.911° ESE	2025-05-20 03:09:48.234Z	74.483° E	18.889°	2025-05-20 03:12:48.234Z	25.984° NE
6 mins	2025-05-20 04:43:48.234Z	205.989° SW	2025-05-20 04:46:48.234Z	272.915° WNW	30.004°	2025-05-20 04:49:48.234Z	324.901° NNW

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