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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
None
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
2.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3G
1 46459U 20065F 26171.39535174 .00090299 00000-0 69350-3 0 9990
2 46459 97.2265 228.2570 0007476 52.7418 307.4526 15.71748026320449Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:29Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:29:18.390Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
177.31979°
Altitude
354.008 km
Speed
7.698 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 13m 01s
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
21:35:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
355.821 km
Perigee altitude
345.76 km
Semi-major axis
6,728.927 km
Eccentricity
0.00075
Inclination
97.2265°
RAAN
228.257°
Arg. of periapsis
52.7418°
True anomaly
307.38455°
Mean anomaly
307.4526°
Eccentric anomaly
307.41858°
Mean motion
3.9321 °/min
Orbital period
91.55 mins
BSTAR
0.0006935
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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 2020 (2020-09-15 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.JILIN-01 GAOFEN 3G 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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| 4 mins | 2026-06-22 17:02:37.899Z | 348.534° N | 2026-06-22 17:04:37.899Z | 282.49° WNW | 30.677° | 2026-06-22 17:06:37.899Z | 221.256° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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