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GAOFEN 9 04, 46025

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 9 04, 46025 is a payload satellite owned by GGKGJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 06 Aug 2020 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

46025, 2020-054A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

State Adm. for Science, Techn. and Industry for National Def (CN)

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

CAST-3000, AOCS

Mass

~1,700 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-08-06 (5 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, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 9 04
1 46025U 20054A   25360.94491201  .00006614  00000-0  20974-3 0  9996
2 46025  97.2664  67.6556 0011214 357.9103   2.2091 15.32969369299934

Epoch: 2025-12-26T22:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-26T22:40:40.397Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-8.19104°

Altitude

462.398 km

Speed

7.64 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 30m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

06:04:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

471.574 km

Perigee altitude

456.229 km

Semi-major axis

6,842.038 km

Eccentricity

0.00112

Inclination

97.2664°

RAAN

67.6556°

Arg. of periapsis

357.9103°

True anomaly

2.21406°

Mean anomaly

2.2091°

Eccentric anomaly

2.21158°

Mean motion

3.835 °/min

Orbital period

93.87 mins

BSTAR

0.00020974

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GAOFEN 9 04 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.
4 mins	2025-12-27 18:03:03.903Z	332.929° NNW	2025-12-27 18:05:03.903Z	272.018° WNW	26.851°	2025-12-27 18:07:03.903Z	229.949° WSW
5 mins	2025-12-28 04:35:03.903Z	157.29° SSE	2025-12-28 04:37:03.903Z	88.756° E	43.431°	2025-12-28 04:40:03.903Z	353.513° N

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GAOFEN 9 04, 46025

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-26T22:40:40.397Z)

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