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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

61571, 2024-186A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

20 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)

2024-10-15 (10 months 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, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

10.846 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 12-05
1 61571U 24186A   25235.97036253  .00000366  00000-0  54121-4 0  9995
2 61571  97.9134 243.0640 0001427  67.4965 292.6398 14.80878539 45354

Epoch: 2025-08-23T23:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-23T23:17:19.322Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-78.76399°

Altitude

629.19 km

Speed

7.544 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 12m 15s

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

10:59:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

624.592 km

Perigee altitude

622.594 km

Semi-major axis

7,001.73 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

97.9134°

RAAN

243.064°

Arg. of periapsis

67.4965°

True anomaly

292.62471°

Mean anomaly

292.6398°

Eccentric anomaly

292.63225°

Mean motion

3.70455 °/min

Orbital period

97.18 mins

BSTAR

0.000054121

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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.
6 mins	2025-08-24 23:45:02.309Z	124.093° SE	2025-08-24 23:48:02.309Z	77.92° E	23.92°	2025-08-24 23:51:02.309Z	20.92° NNE
6 mins	2025-08-25 01:22:02.309Z	218.126° SW	2025-08-25 01:25:02.309Z	275.224° WNW	22.87°	2025-08-25 01:28:02.309Z	319.908° NNW
7 mins	2025-08-25 13:10:02.309Z	25.272° NE	2025-08-25 13:13:02.309Z	98.795° ESE	40.444°	2025-08-25 13:17:02.309Z	179.689° S