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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
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)
2024-10-15 (9 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 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 38546
Epoch: 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
Object was in daylight at epoch
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
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:38:31
Azimuth
269.417° W
Elevation
-27.587°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
625.147 km
Perigee altitude
622.312 km
Semi-major axis
7,001.867 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
97.9113°
RAAN
197.6564°
Arg. of periapsis
100.915°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
259.229°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.70444 °/min
Orbital period
97.18 mins
BSTAR
0.000045167
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GAOFEN 12-05 Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-07-09 12:29:20.678Z47.222° ENE2025-07-09 12:32:20.678Z93.714° ESE19.589°2025-07-09 12:35:20.678Z140.78° SSE
6 mins2025-07-09 14:06:20.678Z339.126° N2025-07-09 14:08:20.678Z298.366° NW27.913°2025-07-09 14:12:20.678Z227.547° WSW
7 mins2025-07-10 01:00:20.678Z196.013° SSW2025-07-10 01:03:20.678Z265.05° W34.403°2025-07-10 01:07:20.678Z333.414° NNW
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