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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
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
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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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 9 04
1 46025U 20054A   25187.16703100  .00007209  00000-0  26165-3 0  9990
2 46025  97.2880 257.2965 0009787 244.6348 115.3879 15.28571198273352
Epoch: 2025-07-06T04:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T04:00:31.478Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-87.22927°
Altitude
486.072 km
Speed
7.621 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 09m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-75.04472°
Longitude
-58.61653°
Altitude
502.166 km
Speed
7.615 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 02m 33s
Apparent Declination
-72° 59' 25"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:21:01
Azimuth
185.489° SSW
Elevation
-56.542°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
483.741 km
Perigee altitude
470.323 km
Semi-major axis
6,855.169 km
Eccentricity
0.00098
Inclination
97.288°
RAAN
257.2965°
Arg. of periapsis
244.6348°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
115.3879°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.82398 °/min
Orbital period
94.14 mins
BSTAR
0.00026165
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GAOFEN 9 04 Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-07-06 17:08:11.752Z28.205° NE2025-07-06 17:11:11.752Z85.305° E31.609°2025-07-06 17:14:11.752Z164.431° S
5 mins2025-07-07 05:17:11.752Z212.378° SW2025-07-07 05:19:11.752Z268.107° W27.876°2025-07-07 05:22:11.752Z327.097° NNW
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