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GAOFEN 6, 43484

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 6, 43484 is a payload satellite owned by GGKGJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 02 Jun 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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
43484, 2018-048A
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
CAST-2000, AOCS
Mass
1,064 kg wet, ~900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2018-06-02 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2D
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.0 m
Radar Cross Section
4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 6
1 43484U 18048A   25260.31784562  .00000671  00000-0  10309-3 0  9995
2 43484  97.8146 327.4275 0011616 342.2597  17.8206 14.76604923393121
Epoch: 2025-09-17T07:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T07:37:41.861Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-143.49244°
Altitude
635.319 km
Speed
7.545 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 49m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:47:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
645.252 km
Perigee altitude
628.954 km
Semi-major axis
7,015.24 km
Eccentricity
0.00116
Inclination
97.8146°
RAAN
327.4275°
Arg. of periapsis
342.2597°
True anomaly
17.86139°
Mean anomaly
17.8206°
Eccentric anomaly
17.84099°
Mean motion
3.69385 °/min
Orbital period
97.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00010309
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