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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3G, 46459

Orbit data source: Space-Track

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3G, 46459 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

46459, 2020-065F

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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3G
1 46459U 20065F   26092.33471581  .00082274  00000-0  98301-3 0  9999
2 46459  97.2401 147.0357 0009816 335.6244  24.4548 15.60693506308077

Epoch: 2026-04-02T08:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T08:01:59.445Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-164.14666°

Altitude

382.759 km

Speed

7.684 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 48m 08s

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

00:33:07

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

389.194 km

Perigee altitude

375.921 km

Semi-major axis

6,760.694 km

Eccentricity

0.00098

Inclination

97.2401°

RAAN

147.0357°

Arg. of periapsis

335.6244°

True anomaly

24.50142°

Mean anomaly

24.4548°

Eccentric anomaly

24.4781°

Mean motion

3.90442 °/min

Orbital period

92.2 mins

BSTAR

0.00098301

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

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3J, 46462

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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3F, 46458

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3H, 46460

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3E, 46457

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3B, 46454

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3D, 46456 (Decayed)

JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3C, 46455 (Decayed)

CZ-11 R/B, 46463 (Decayed)

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JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3G, 46459

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T08:01:59.445Z)

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