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GAOFEN 9 05, 46232

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 9 05, 46232 is a payload satellite owned by GGKGJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 23 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

46232, 2020-058A

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)

2020-08-23 (6 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, 1.4 m

Radar Cross Section

4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 9 05
1 46232U 20058A   26259.34816325  .00005064  00000-0  15965-3 0  9992
2 46232  97.2008 297.2654 0009625 122.6091 237.6082 15.33279471337578

Epoch: 2026-09-16T08:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T08:21:21.304Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

176.6256°

Altitude

472.684 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 49m 03s

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

10:11:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

469.56 km

Perigee altitude

456.391 km

Semi-major axis

6,841.112 km

Eccentricity

0.00096

Inclination

97.2008°

RAAN

297.2654°

Arg. of periapsis

122.6091°

True anomaly

237.51513°

Mean anomaly

237.6082°

Eccentric anomaly

237.56166°

Mean motion

3.83577 °/min

Orbital period

93.85 mins

BSTAR

0.00015965

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GAOFEN 9 05 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	2026-09-17 03:17:54.906Z	225.298° WSW	2026-09-17 03:18:54.906Z	252.064° W	27.382°	2026-09-17 03:21:54.906Z	320.874° NNW

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GAOFEN 9 05, 46232

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T08:21:21.304Z)

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GAOFEN 9 05 Visibility forecast

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