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GAOFEN 11 2, 46396

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 11 2, 46396 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 07 Sep 2020 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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

46396, 2020-064A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

JB-16, Unknown motor

Mass

~3,000 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-09-07 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

9.231 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 11 2
1 46396U 20064A   25199.86847862  .00006046  00000-0  25414-3 0  9990
2 46396  97.4781 321.3076 0018768  73.0609 287.2683 15.23633400270780

Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:50:36.552Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

71.74155°

Altitude

494.178 km

Speed

7.62 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 25m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-3.75961°

Longitude

-108.45484°

Altitude

503.273 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 31m 30s

Apparent Declination

-24° 56' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:45:20

Azimuth

280.553° WNW

Elevation

-52.293°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

504.75 km

Perigee altitude

478.963 km

Semi-major axis

6,869.993 km

Eccentricity

0.00188

Inclination

97.4781°

RAAN

321.3076°

Arg. of periapsis

73.0609°

True anomaly

287.06279°

Mean anomaly

287.2683°

Eccentric anomaly

287.16556°

Mean motion

3.81161 °/min

Orbital period

94.45 mins

BSTAR

0.00025414

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CZ-4B R/B, 46397 (Decayed)

GAOFEN 11 2 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	2025-07-19 07:59:59.908Z	157.3° SSE	2025-07-19 08:02:59.908Z	104.538° ESE	41.607°	2025-07-19 08:05:59.908Z	356.017° N
5 mins	2025-07-19 21:03:59.908Z	8.655° NNE	2025-07-19 21:05:59.908Z	214.934° SW	43.738°	2025-07-19 21:08:59.908Z	195.505° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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