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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3E, 46457

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3E, 46457 is a Chinese payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 15 Sep 2020 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 11 launch vehicle from the Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA). 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

46457, 2020-065D

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

None

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2020-09-15 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 11

Launch site

Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

2.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3E
1 46457U 20065D   26171.42145853  .00058923  00000-0  62119-3 0  9997
2 46457  97.2238 224.1060 0012915 146.9874 213.2194 15.63969118320265

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:06:54.016Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

163.74462°

Altitude

386.663 km

Speed

7.674 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 56m 25s

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

21:40:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

381.824 km

Perigee altitude

364.386 km

Semi-major axis

6,751.242 km

Eccentricity

0.00129

Inclination

97.2238°

RAAN

224.106°

Arg. of periapsis

146.9874°

True anomaly

213.13843°

Mean anomaly

213.2194°

Eccentric anomaly

213.1789°

Mean motion

3.91262 °/min

Orbital period

92.01 mins

BSTAR

0.00062119

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 2020 (2020-09-15 UTC)

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3I, 46461 (Decayed)

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D, 46456 (Decayed)

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3G, 46459

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3F, 46458

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3B, 46454 (Decayed)

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3J, 46462 (Decayed)

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3C, 46455 (Decayed)

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3H, 46460

CZ-11 R/B, 46463 (Decayed)

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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3E 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.
4 mins	2026-06-22 16:25:00.397Z	11.76° NNE	2026-06-22 16:27:00.397Z	7.644° NNE	44.972°	2026-06-22 16:29:00.397Z	192.559° SSW

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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3E, 46457

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:06:54.016Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 2020 (2020-09-15 UTC)

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3E Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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