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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
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
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
1
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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GAOFEN 1-04 Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-05-19 16:10:48.234Z48.287° ENE2025-05-19 16:13:48.234Z102.511° ESE22.742°2025-05-19 16:16:48.234Z148.513° SSE
5 mins2025-05-19 17:47:48.234Z333.43° NNW2025-05-19 17:49:48.234Z294.108° NW25.075°2025-05-19 17:52:48.234Z239.495° WSW
4 mins2025-05-20 03:08:48.234Z91.911° ESE2025-05-20 03:09:48.234Z74.483° E18.889°2025-05-20 03:12:48.234Z25.984° NE
6 mins2025-05-20 04:43:48.234Z205.989° SW2025-05-20 04:46:48.234Z272.915° WNW30.004°2025-05-20 04:49:48.234Z324.901° NNW
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