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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

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

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 (6 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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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 11 2
1 46396U 20064A   26172.53192215  .00004106  00000-0  17385-3 0  9994
2 46396  97.5146 298.5552 0016185 285.6116  74.3334 15.23638175322190

Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:45:58.073Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-162.66761°

Altitude

494.982 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 54m 13s

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

21:35:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

502.962 km

Perigee altitude

480.724 km

Semi-major axis

6,869.98 km

Eccentricity

0.00162

Inclination

97.5146°

RAAN

298.5552°

Arg. of periapsis

285.6116°

True anomaly

74.51207°

Mean anomaly

74.3334°

Eccentric anomaly

74.42273°

Mean motion

3.81162 °/min

Orbital period

94.45 mins

BSTAR

0.00017385

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

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GAOFEN 11 2 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	2026-06-22 20:51:02.658Z	29.376° NE	2026-06-22 20:54:02.658Z	84.791° E	31.12°	2026-06-22 20:57:02.658Z	162.648° S
5 mins	2026-06-23 09:02:02.658Z	209.693° SW	2026-06-23 09:04:02.658Z	256.722° W	27.052°	2026-06-23 09:07:02.658Z	322.816° NNW

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GAOFEN 11 2, 46396

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:45:58.073Z)

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GAOFEN 11 2 Visibility forecast

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