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
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
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)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 12-05
1 61571U 24186A 26171.51568154 .00000265 00000-0 40911-4 0 9995
2 61571 97.9092 179.6130 0000696 89.7968 270.3325 14.80959690 89834Epoch: 2026-06-20T12:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T12:22:34.885Z)
Latitude
0.00008°
Longitude
85.23844°
Altitude
629.316 km
Speed
7.544 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 58m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:22:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
623.824 km
Perigee altitude
622.849 km
Semi-major axis
7,001.473 km
Eccentricity
0.00007
Inclination
97.9092°
RAAN
179.613°
Arg. of periapsis
89.7968°
True anomaly
270.32452°
Mean anomaly
270.3325°
Eccentric anomaly
270.32851°
Mean motion
3.70475 °/min
Orbital period
97.17 mins
BSTAR
0.000040911
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Other satellites on launch #186 in the year 2024 (2024-10-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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 | 2026-06-20 23:52:17.862Z | 123.552° SE | 2026-06-20 23:55:17.862Z | 65.671° ENE | 26.727° | 2026-06-20 23:58:17.862Z | 13.569° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-21 01:29:17.862Z | 227.873° WSW | 2026-06-21 01:31:17.862Z | 263.765° W | 20.78° | 2026-06-21 01:34:17.862Z | 312.775° NW |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-21 13:17:17.862Z | 23.359° NE | 2026-06-21 13:20:17.862Z | 143.624° SSE | 41.275° | 2026-06-21 13:23:17.862Z | 183.232° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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