Showing default

GAOFEN 10R, 44622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 10R, 44622 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 04 Oct 2019 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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/44622?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/44622?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

44622, 2019-066A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

Manufacturer

SAST

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

CS-L3000B?, Unknown motor

Mass

~3,000 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2019-10-04 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4C

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 3 Pan, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

10.846 m², Large (>1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 10R
1 44622U 19066A   26109.92523935  .00000879  00000-0  11512-3 0  9993
2 44622  98.0456  63.1010 0005068 341.9431  18.1601 14.82926150353744

Epoch: 2026-04-19T22:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-19T22:12:20.679Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-118.00789°

Altitude

619.753 km

Speed

7.551 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 12m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

13:27:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

620.692 km

Perigee altitude

613.601 km

Semi-major axis

6,995.283 km

Eccentricity

0.00051

Inclination

98.0456°

RAAN

63.101°

Arg. of periapsis

341.9431°

True anomaly

18.17821°

Mean anomaly

18.1601°

Eccentric anomaly

18.16915°

Mean motion

3.70967 °/min

Orbital period

97.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00011512

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 2019 (2019-10-04 UTC)

CZ-4C R/B, 44623 (Decayed)

Did you know?

You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.

Click here to try in Sandbox

GAOFEN 10R Visibility forecast

Loading observer location...
Set Observer location

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.
6 mins	2026-04-20 10:07:12.136Z	354.156° N	2026-04-20 10:10:12.136Z	268.887° W	36.986°	2026-04-20 10:13:12.136Z	215.191° SW
7 mins	2026-04-20 21:00:12.136Z	176.205° S	2026-04-20 21:03:12.136Z	236.311° WSW	42.977°	2026-04-20 21:07:12.136Z	341.645° N

Items per page:

1–2 of 2 items

of 1 page

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Please sign-in to view Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs.

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in descending order

CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in descending order

Check out GAOFEN 10R, 44622 on other resources

View GAOFEN 10R, 44622 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View GAOFEN 10R, 44622 on Heavens-Above

View GAOFEN 10R, 44622 on Keep Track

View GAOFEN 10R, 44622 on Celestrak

View GAOFEN 10R, 44622 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.

GAOFEN 10R, 44622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-19T22:12:20.679Z)

Visualization orbit readout

Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 2019 (2019-10-04 UTC)

GAOFEN 10R Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Check out GAOFEN 10R, 44622 on other resources

Documentation

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 8 hours ago