GAOFEN 11, 43585
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 11, 43585 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 31 Jul 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
YW-5?, Unknown motor
Mass
~3,000 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 8 m
Radar Cross Section
9.231 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 11
1 43585U 18063A 25184.19713776 .00008966 00000-0 19762-3 0 9991
2 43585 97.1782 248.9185 0006825 161.3520 198.7980 15.44123687386300Epoch: 2025-07-03T04:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T04:43:52.702Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-103.51843°
Altitude
441.486 km
Speed
7.645 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 35m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
26.08137°
Longitude
-106.83663°
Altitude
440.541 km
Speed
7.648 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 23m 30s
Apparent Declination
-9° 16' 12"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:16:47
Azimuth
281.509° WNW
Elevation
-27.549°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 2018 (2018-07-31 UTC)
GAOFEN 11 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 | 2025-07-03 17:44:36.988Z | 333.282° NNW | 2025-07-03 17:46:36.988Z | 272.064° WNW | 25.192° | 2025-07-03 17:48:36.988Z | 229.615° WSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-04 04:12:36.988Z | 145.678° SSE | 2025-07-04 04:14:36.988Z | 40.22° NE | 38.38° | 2025-07-04 04:16:36.988Z | 359.702° N |
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