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GAOFEN 12 (03), 52912

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 12 (03), 52912 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 27 Jun 2022 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

52912, 2022-069A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

Strategic Support Troops (CN / PRC)

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)

2022-06-27 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4C

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 3 Pan, 4.0 m

Radar Cross Section

10.846 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 12 (03)
1 52912U 22069A   25235.95110152  .00001063  00000-0  14439-3 0  9993
2 52912  97.8598 125.7605 0001635  73.3264 286.8128 14.80836571170650

Epoch: 2025-08-23T22:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-23T22:49:35.171Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

170.88545°

Altitude

629.377 km

Speed

7.544 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 23m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:01:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

624.867 km

Perigee altitude

622.578 km

Semi-major axis

7,001.86 km

Eccentricity

0.00016

Inclination

97.8598°

RAAN

125.7605°

Arg. of periapsis

73.3264°

True anomaly

286.79486°

Mean anomaly

286.8128°

Eccentric anomaly

286.80383°

Mean motion

3.70444 °/min

Orbital period

97.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00014439

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GAOFEN 12 (03) 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.
5 mins	2025-08-25 04:36:27.389Z	51.736° ENE	2025-08-25 04:39:27.389Z	98.82° ESE	17.87°	2025-08-25 04:41:27.389Z	130.408° SE
5 mins	2025-08-25 06:13:27.389Z	338.052° N	2025-08-25 06:15:27.389Z	290.495° WNW	30.238°	2025-08-25 06:18:27.389Z	229.839° WSW
6 mins	2025-08-25 17:07:27.389Z	193.971° SSW	2025-08-25 17:10:27.389Z	278.899° WNW	36.226°	2025-08-25 17:13:27.389Z	332.288° NNW