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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

Last TLE update

3 hours ago

Origin

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

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 (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 3 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 9 05
1 46232U 20058A   25190.19200346  .00004306  00000-0  17072-3 0  9997
2 46232  97.2578 235.0374 0007722 226.0315 134.0288 15.25882099271205

Epoch: 2025-07-09T04:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T04:36:29.098Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-121.46001°

Altitude

494.928 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 40m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-60.36497°

Longitude

45.78253°

Altitude

506.331 km

Speed

7.612 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 34m 10s

Apparent Declination

-55° 25' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:23:34

Azimuth

139.744° SSE

Elevation

-66.201°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

490.389 km

Perigee altitude

479.79 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.227 km

Eccentricity

0.00077

Inclination

97.2578°

RAAN

235.0374°

Arg. of periapsis

226.0315°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

134.0288°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81725 °/min

Orbital period

94.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00017072

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GAOFEN 9 05 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.
6 mins	2025-07-09 16:11:06.228Z	357.347° N	2025-07-09 16:14:06.228Z	275.086° WNW	36.768°	2025-07-09 16:17:06.228Z	211.377° SW
5 mins	2025-07-10 02:47:06.228Z	143.589° SSE	2025-07-10 02:49:06.228Z	87.831° E	37.526°	2025-07-10 02:52:06.228Z	2.068° NNE

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