GAOFEN 2, 40118
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 2, 40118 is a payload satellite owned by GGKGJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 19 Aug 2014 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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GAOFEN 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | DFH |
| Mission | Operational Civil Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | LS-3000A, AOCS |
| Mass | 2,100 kg wet, 2,100 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 4 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 4.991 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 2
1 40118U 14049A 24361.15046084 .00002925 00000-0 38821-3 0 9999
2 40118 98.0870 52.7783 0007099 144.5716 215.5968 14.80581385559630Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:36Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:36:39.816Z)
| Latitude | -0.00008° |
| Longitude | -96.52157° |
| Altitude | 634.552 km |
| Speed | 7.539 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 31m 06s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -0.08721° |
| Longitude | -96.16878° |
| Altitude | 634.506 km |
| Speed | 7.539 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 45m 21s |
| Apparent Declination | -22° 11' 52" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:04:37 |
| Azimuth | 285.361° WNW |
| Elevation | -51.717° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 629.509 km |
| Perigee altitude | 619.567 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,002.675 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007099 |
| Inclination | 98.087° |
| RAAN | 52.7783° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 144.5716° |
| True anomaly | 215.54948° |
| Mean anomaly | 215.5968° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 215.57314° |
| Mean motion | 3.7038 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00038821 |
| Orbital period | 97.2 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2014 (2014-08-19 UTC)
| GAOFEN 2, 40118 |
| BRITE-PL 2, 40119 |
| CZ-4B R/B, 40120 (Decayed) |
| CZ-4C DEB, 44599 (Decayed) |
GAOFEN 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 15:33:13.824Z | 51.15° ENE | 2024-12-26 15:36:13.824Z | 96.646° ESE | 17.291° | 2024-12-26 15:38:13.824Z | 128.439° SE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 17:10:13.824Z | 341.008° N | 2024-12-26 17:12:13.824Z | 294.983° NW | 30.819° | 2024-12-26 17:16:13.824Z | 222.899° SW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 04:04:13.824Z | 191.985° SSW | 2024-12-27 04:07:13.824Z | 267.209° W | 36.756° | 2024-12-27 04:11:13.824Z | 335.395° NNW |
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