GAOFEN 12-05, 61571
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 12-05, 61571 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 15 Oct 2024 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
Last TLE update
7 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 3 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
10.846 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 12-05
1 61571U 24186A 25189.95542703 .00000297 00000-0 45167-4 0 9996
2 61571 97.9113 197.6564 0002024 100.9150 259.2290 14.80835103 38546Epoch: 2025-07-08T22:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T22:55:48.895Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-73.44031°
Altitude
629.977 km
Speed
7.543 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 10m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
15.93749°
Longitude
-75.43269°
Altitude
628.885 km
Speed
7.545 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 12m 27s
Apparent Declination
-17° 42' 07"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:38:31
Azimuth
269.417° W
Elevation
-27.587°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #186 in the year 2024 (2024-10-15 UTC)
GAOFEN 12-05 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 | 2025-07-09 12:29:20.678Z | 47.222° ENE | 2025-07-09 12:32:20.678Z | 93.714° ESE | 19.589° | 2025-07-09 12:35:20.678Z | 140.78° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-09 14:06:20.678Z | 339.126° N | 2025-07-09 14:08:20.678Z | 298.366° NW | 27.913° | 2025-07-09 14:12:20.678Z | 227.547° WSW |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-10 01:00:20.678Z | 196.013° SSW | 2025-07-10 01:03:20.678Z | 265.05° W | 34.403° | 2025-07-10 01:07:20.678Z | 333.414° NNW |
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