GAOFEN-5 02, 49122
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN-5 02, 49122 is a payload satellite owned by GWHYZ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 07 Sep 2021 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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 Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor
SAST-5000B, Unknown motor
Mass
2,700 kg wet, ~2,500 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: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 GAOFEN-5 02
1 49122U 21079A 26172.51684949 .00000414 00000-0 10081-3 0 9993
2 49122 98.2601 246.7934 0001283 37.5966 322.5322 14.57696186254712Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T12:24:15.795Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
151.01161°
Altitude
702.882 km
Speed
7.505 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 27m 10s
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
00:33:48
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
698.617 km
Perigee altitude
696.802 km
Semi-major axis
7,075.847 km
Eccentricity
0.00013
Inclination
98.2601°
RAAN
246.7934°
Arg. of periapsis
37.5966°
True anomaly
322.52326°
Mean anomaly
322.5322°
Eccentric anomaly
322.52773°
Mean motion
3.64649 °/min
Orbital period
98.72 mins
BSTAR
0.00010081
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Other satellites on launch #79 in the year 2021 (2021-09-07 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-5 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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| 6 mins | 2026-06-22 17:00:17.454Z | 46.398° ENE | 2026-06-22 17:03:17.454Z | 93.691° ESE | 23.152° | 2026-06-22 17:06:17.454Z | 142.729° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-22 18:38:17.454Z | 341.961° N | 2026-06-22 18:41:17.454Z | 284.82° WNW | 27.629° | 2026-06-22 18:44:17.454Z | 235.449° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-23 04:06:17.454Z | 107.075° ESE | 2026-06-23 04:08:17.454Z | 71.047° E | 24.072° | 2026-06-23 04:12:17.454Z | 11.997° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-23 05:43:17.454Z | 213.221° SW | 2026-06-23 05:46:17.454Z | 270.172° WNW | 26.762° | 2026-06-23 05:49:17.454Z | 318.836° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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