GECAM-A, 47234
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GECAM-A, 47234 is a payload satellite owned by CAS (CN) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 09 Dec 2020 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 11 launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Civil Astronomy
Bus & Motor
GECAM, Unknown motor
Mass
150 kg wet, 150 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Dome + 1 Pan, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
0.387 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago
TLE from 5 days ago
0 GECAM-A
1 47234U 20094A 26168.28213975 .00001679 00000-0 11743-3 0 9997
2 47234 28.9954 25.3931 0010614 318.1471 41.8315 15.00786144301708Epoch: 2026-06-17T06:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T06:46:16.874Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
18.2807°
Altitude
557.31 km
Speed
7.588 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 41m 34s
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
21:32:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
575.958 km
Perigee altitude
561.211 km
Semi-major axis
6,946.722 km
Eccentricity
0.00106
Inclination
28.9954°
RAAN
25.3931°
Arg. of periapsis
318.1471°
True anomaly
41.9127°
Mean anomaly
41.8315°
Eccentric anomaly
41.87209°
Mean motion
3.74864 °/min
Orbital period
96.03 mins
BSTAR
0.00011743
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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 2020 (2020-12-09 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.GECAM-A 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 18:00:58.272Z | 197.793° SSW | 2026-06-22 18:01:58.272Z | 179.837° S | 17.43° | 2026-06-22 18:04:58.272Z | 134.417° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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