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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
DFH
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
CAST-3000, AOCS
Mass
~1,700 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 9 05
1 46232U 20058A 25259.61881787 .00007367 00000-0 28167-3 0 9991
2 46232 97.2510 302.4602 0008963 2.5272 357.6011 15.26844886281796Epoch: 2025-09-16T14:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T14:51:05.863Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
83.87925°
Altitude
482.208 km
Speed
7.628 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 09m 50s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:43:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
488.35 km
Perigee altitude
476.052 km
Semi-major axis
6,860.338 km
Eccentricity
0.0009
Inclination
97.251°
RAAN
302.4602°
Arg. of periapsis
2.5272°
True anomaly
357.5968°
Mean anomaly
357.6011°
Eccentric anomaly
357.59895°
Mean motion
3.81966 °/min
Orbital period
94.25 mins
BSTAR
0.00028167
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 2020 (2020-08-23 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-09-17 15:01:08.135Z | 47.903° ENE | 2025-09-17 15:03:08.135Z | 83.286° E | 18.741° | 2025-09-17 15:06:08.135Z | 142.092° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 03:10:08.135Z | 182.333° SSW | 2025-09-18 03:12:08.135Z | 266.12° W | 42.335° | 2025-09-18 03:15:08.135Z | 341.191° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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