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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, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 9 05
1 46232U 20058A   26079.52831359  .00008010  00000-0  27399-3 0  9994
2 46232  97.2204 122.2040 0010175  59.3080 300.9162 15.30464023310040

Epoch: 2026-03-20T12:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T12:40:46.294Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

113.94903°

Altitude

473.959 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 08m 48s

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

23:30:41

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

478.34 km

Perigee altitude

464.401 km

Semi-major axis

6,849.508 km

Eccentricity

0.00102

Inclination

97.2204°

RAAN

122.204°

Arg. of periapsis

59.308°

True anomaly

300.8161°

Mean anomaly

300.9162°

Eccentric anomaly

300.86616°

Mean motion

3.82872 °/min

Orbital period

94.03 mins

BSTAR

0.00027399

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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.
6 mins	2026-03-21 02:55:56.646Z	174.493° S	2026-03-21 02:58:56.646Z	312.848° NW	42°	2026-03-21 03:01:56.646Z	344.557° N
5 mins	2026-03-21 15:55:56.646Z	348.593° N	2026-03-21 15:57:56.646Z	259.584° W	36.913°	2026-03-21 16:00:56.646Z	208.365° SW

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GAOFEN 9 05, 46232

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T12:40:46.294Z)

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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2020 (2020-08-23 UTC)

GAOFEN 9 05 Visibility forecast

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