GAOFEN 9 DEB, 44600

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 9 DEB, 44600 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Mon, 14 Sep 2015 UTC launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

44600, 2015-047B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2015-09-14 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 9 DEB
1 44600U 15047B   25199.26065963  .00004154  00000-0  78304-3 0  9993
2 44600  98.1225 128.9026 0161526  32.1895 328.9041 14.56960210517150

Epoch: 2025-07-18T06:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T06:15:20.992Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

98.75047°

Altitude

608.53 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 35m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

24.39563°

Longitude

-76.85979°

Altitude

771.032 km

Speed

7.436 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 18m 21s

Apparent Declination

-6° 14' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:13:51

Azimuth

45.301° ENE

Elevation

-47.515°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

814.419 km

Perigee altitude

585.755 km

Semi-major axis

7,078.224 km

Eccentricity

0.01615

Inclination

98.1225°

RAAN

128.9026°

Arg. of periapsis

32.1895°

True anomaly

327.93138°

Mean anomaly

328.9041°

Eccentric anomaly

328.41943°

Mean motion

3.64466 °/min

Orbital period

98.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00078304

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GAOFEN 9 DEB 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.
8 mins	2025-07-19 07:33:15.373Z	38.009° NE	2025-07-19 07:37:15.373Z	110.732° ESE	29.203°	2025-07-19 07:41:15.373Z	162.615° S
6 mins	2025-07-19 09:12:15.373Z	328.608° NNW	2025-07-19 09:14:15.373Z	293.609° NW	23.498°	2025-07-19 09:18:15.373Z	238.292° WSW
5 mins	2025-07-19 18:40:15.373Z	115.575° SE	2025-07-19 18:42:15.373Z	71.477° E	26.41°	2025-07-19 18:45:15.373Z	14.25° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-19 20:18:15.373Z	231.547° WSW	2025-07-19 20:20:15.373Z	267.746° W	18.586°	2025-07-19 20:22:15.373Z	302.464° NW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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