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GAOFEN DUOMO (GFDM), 45856

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN DUOMO (GFDM), 45856 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 03 Jul 2020 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

45856, 2020-042A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

YW-5?, Unknown motor

Mass

~2,400 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-07-03 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

9.231 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 GAOFEN DUOMO (GFDM)
1 45856U 20042A   25189.90087356  .00000579  00000-0  89469-4 0  9990
2 45856  97.8233 256.3029 0013730 104.0009 256.2728 14.76785789270347

Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T21:37:15.475Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

4.89922°

Altitude

644.807 km

Speed

7.534 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 05m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-47.8832°

Longitude

13.97802°

Altitude

666.474 km

Speed

7.518 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 11m 57s

Apparent Declination

-77° 35' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:18:59

Azimuth

196.166° SSW

Elevation

-42.391°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

646.161 km

Perigee altitude

626.899 km

Semi-major axis

7,014.667 km

Eccentricity

0.00137

Inclination

97.8233°

RAAN

256.3029°

Arg. of periapsis

104.0009°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

256.2728°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.6943 °/min

Orbital period

97.45 mins

BSTAR

0.000089469

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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2020 (2020-07-03 UTC)

BY70-2, 45857 (Decayed)

CZ-4B R/B, 45858 (Decayed)

GAOFEN DUOMO (GFDM) 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.
7 mins	2025-07-09 17:42:32.787Z	356.15° N	2025-07-09 17:45:32.787Z	285.775° WNW	37.731°	2025-07-09 17:49:32.787Z	212.157° SW
7 mins	2025-07-10 04:38:32.787Z	177.566° S	2025-07-10 04:41:32.787Z	230.768° WSW	42.308°	2025-07-10 04:45:32.787Z	340.898° N

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Check out GAOFEN DUOMO (GFDM), 45856 on other resources

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