GAOFEN 12 (02), 48079
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 12 (02), 48079 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 30 Mar 2021 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Operational Defense Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
CS-L3000B?, Unknown motor
Mass
~3,000 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 3 Pan, 8 m
Radar Cross Section
10.846 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 12 (02)
1 48079U 21026A 25189.94592287 .00000302 00000-0 46358-4 0 9995
2 48079 97.9742 184.7901 0000814 234.6881 125.4255 14.80431733230972Epoch: 2025-07-08T22:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T22:42:07.735Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-82.87574°
Altitude
631.312 km
Speed
7.543 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 19m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-63.1037°
Longitude
81.49614°
Altitude
651.578 km
Speed
7.531 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 56m 03s
Apparent Declination
-64° 15' 04"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:26:41
Azimuth
150.554° SSE
Elevation
-57.324°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2021 (2021-03-30 UTC)
GAOFEN 12 (02) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 7 mins | 2025-07-09 12:15:23.002Z | 26.057° NE | 2025-07-09 12:18:23.002Z | 83.603° E | 38.513° | 2025-07-09 12:22:23.002Z | 176.259° S |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-09 23:10:23.002Z | 134.352° SE | 2025-07-09 23:13:23.002Z | 71.335° E | 32.774° | 2025-07-09 23:17:23.002Z | 2.973° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-10 00:48:23.002Z | 244.081° WSW | 2025-07-10 00:49:23.002Z | 260.177° W | 16.107° | 2025-07-10 00:52:23.002Z | 305.518° NW |
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