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GECAM-B, 47235

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GECAM-B, 47235 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

47235, 2020-094B

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (CN)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Civil Astronomy

Bus & Motor

GECAM, Unknown motor

Mass

150 kg wet, 150 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2020-12-09 (6 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 11

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Dome + 1 Pan, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.387 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago

0 GECAM-B
1 47235U 20094B   26168.23651533  .00002046  00000-0  14016-3 0  9994
2 47235  28.9978  15.0776 0010587 333.3126  26.6927 15.02194018301731

Epoch: 2026-06-17T05:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-17T05:40:34.924Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

24.43497°

Altitude

551.897 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 00m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

21:26:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

571.598 km

Perigee altitude

556.899 km

Semi-major axis

6,942.385 km

Eccentricity

0.00106

Inclination

28.9978°

RAAN

15.0776°

Arg. of periapsis

333.3126°

True anomaly

26.74726°

Mean anomaly

26.6927°

Eccentric anomaly

26.71997°

Mean motion

3.75215 °/min

Orbital period

95.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00014016

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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 2020 (2020-12-09 UTC)

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CZ-11 R/B, 47239 (Decayed)

CZ-11 DEB, 47236 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-06-22 16:44:55.269Z	209.846° SW	2026-06-22 16:46:55.269Z	179.187° S	16.235°	2026-06-22 16:49:55.269Z	133.231° SE

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GECAM-B, 47235

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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