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
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
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, 4.0 m
Radar Cross Section
10.846 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 12 (02)
1 48079U 21026A 26172.55203968 .00000238 00000-0 38176-4 0 9997
2 48079 97.9923 170.7148 0004005 204.2706 155.8318 14.80298823282409Epoch: 2026-06-21T13:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T13:14:56.228Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
62.22984°
Altitude
633.961 km
Speed
7.54 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 22m 51s
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
21:38:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
628.231 km
Perigee altitude
622.621 km
Semi-major axis
7,003.563 km
Eccentricity
0.0004
Inclination
97.9923°
RAAN
170.7148°
Arg. of periapsis
204.2706°
True anomaly
155.85058°
Mean anomaly
155.8318°
Eccentric anomaly
155.84119°
Mean motion
3.70309 °/min
Orbital period
97.22 mins
BSTAR
0.000038176
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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2021 (2021-03-30 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.GAOFEN 12 (02) 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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| 8 mins | 2026-06-22 12:31:33.773Z | 21.22° NNE | 2026-06-22 12:35:33.773Z | 101.414° ESE | 40.747° | 2026-06-22 12:39:33.773Z | 180.405° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-22 23:27:33.773Z | 135.634° SSE | 2026-06-22 23:30:33.773Z | 60.688° ENE | 34.552° | 2026-06-22 23:33:33.773Z | 5.032° NNE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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