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GAOFEN 1-04, 43262

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 1-04, 43262 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
43262, 2018-031D
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 1-04
1 43262U 18031D   25182.88298366  .00000590  00000-0  91449-4 0  9993
2 43262  97.7719 243.4049 0003697  83.9439 276.2193 14.76602167390996
Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:11:29.788Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
5.35873°
Altitude
642.81 km
Speed
7.537 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 13m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
22.25484°
Longitude
2.50463°
Altitude
641.59 km
Speed
7.54 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 33m 04s
Apparent Declination
-32° 18' 42"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:07:01
Azimuth
222.835° SW
Elevation
2.447°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
639.703 km
Perigee altitude
634.516 km
Semi-major axis
7,015.247 km
Eccentricity
0.00037
Inclination
97.7719°
RAAN
243.4049°
Arg. of periapsis
83.9439°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
276.2193°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.69385 °/min
Orbital period
97.46 mins
BSTAR
0.000091449
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GAOFEN 1-04 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
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6 mins2025-07-02 17:17:27.138Z353.999° N2025-07-02 17:20:27.138Z262.186° W37.542°2025-07-02 17:23:27.138Z213.131° SW
7 mins2025-07-03 04:13:27.138Z177.116° S2025-07-03 04:16:27.138Z273.258° WNW43.367°2025-07-03 04:20:27.138Z342.808° N
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