GAOFEN 3 02, 49495
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 3 02, 49495 is a payload satellite owned by GWHYZ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 22 Nov 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
CAST
Mission
Operational Civil Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
CS-L3000B, Unknown motor
Mass
~2,779 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: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 3 02
1 49495U 21109A 26172.48909596 .00000248 00000-0 88504-4 0 9995
2 49495 98.4090 180.5251 0002620 6.6784 353.4441 14.42218197240937Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-21T11:44:17.890Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
94.76192°
Altitude
752.277 km
Speed
7.479 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 02m 06s
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
21:25:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
750.161 km
Perigee altitude
746.426 km
Semi-major axis
7,126.431 km
Eccentricity
0.00026
Inclination
98.409°
RAAN
180.5251°
Arg. of periapsis
6.6784°
True anomaly
353.44067°
Mean anomaly
353.4441°
Eccentric anomaly
353.44239°
Mean motion
3.60774 °/min
Orbital period
99.79 mins
BSTAR
0.000088504
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Other satellites on launch #109 in the year 2021 (2021-11-22 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 3 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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| 9 mins | 2026-06-22 13:17:26.437Z | 18.701° NNE | 2026-06-22 13:21:26.437Z | 78.741° E | 43.26° | 2026-06-22 13:26:26.437Z | 186.634° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-23 00:28:26.437Z | 163.839° S | 2026-06-23 00:33:26.437Z | 54.368° ENE | 44.931° | 2026-06-23 00:37:26.437Z | 347.921° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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