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GAOFEN 12 04, 57654

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 12 04, 57654 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 20 Aug 2023 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
57654, 2023-123A
Orbit
SSO
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)
2023-08-20 (2 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, 8 m
Radar Cross Section
10.846 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 12 04
1 57654U 23123A   25185.16775035  .00000898  00000-0  12359-3 0  9991
2 57654  97.9099 103.3522 0002528  69.7818 290.3666 14.80693739101154
Epoch: 2025-07-04T04:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T04:01:33.63Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
120.53805°
Altitude
629.541 km
Speed
7.544 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 53m 24s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
55.41619°
Longitude
109.31937°
Altitude
634.619 km
Speed
7.547 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 35m 06s
Apparent Declination
15° 03' 07"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:13:50
Azimuth
42.367° NE
Elevation
-23.79°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
625.946 km
Perigee altitude
622.405 km
Semi-major axis
7,002.313 km
Eccentricity
0.00025
Inclination
97.9099°
RAAN
103.3522°
Arg. of periapsis
69.7818°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
290.3666°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.70408 °/min
Orbital period
97.19 mins
BSTAR
0.00012359
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GAOFEN 12 04 Visibility forecast

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7 mins2025-07-04 18:45:14.748Z178.463° S2025-07-04 18:48:14.748Z271.764° WNW42.835°2025-07-04 18:52:14.748Z341.951° N
4 mins2025-07-05 06:35:14.748Z67.219° ENE2025-07-05 06:36:14.748Z85.955° E20.475°2025-07-05 06:39:14.748Z138.335° SSE
6 mins2025-07-05 08:10:14.748Z341.957° N2025-07-05 08:13:14.748Z281.076° WNW26.611°2025-07-05 08:16:14.748Z232.125° WSW
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