GAOFEN 9, 40894
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GAOFEN 9, 40894 is a payload satellite owned by GGKGJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 14 Sep 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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 9 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | DFH |
| Mission | Operational Defense Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | CAST-3000, AOCS |
| Mass | ~1,700 kg wet, ~1,200 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 7 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 9
1 40894U 15047A 24361.25939000 .00003049 00000-0 39648-3 0 9995
2 40894 97.7048 48.6057 0029787 101.4325 259.0236 14.81065808500510Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:13Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:13:31.295Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | -140.01604° |
| Altitude | 633.024 km |
| Speed | 7.54 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 14m 25s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 13.13738° |
| Longitude | -141.55361° |
| Altitude | 627.166 km |
| Speed | 7.547 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 53m 38s |
| Apparent Declination | -12° 54' 56" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:07:47 |
| Azimuth | 311.812° NW |
| Elevation | -54.359° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 643.847 km |
| Perigee altitude | 602.138 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,001.13 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0029787 |
| Inclination | 97.7048° |
| RAAN | 48.6057° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 101.4325° |
| True anomaly | 258.68875° |
| Mean anomaly | 259.0236° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 258.85615° |
| Mean motion | 3.70502 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00039648 |
| Orbital period | 97.17 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #47 in the year 2015 (2015-09-14 UTC)
| GAOFEN 9, 40894 |
| GAOFEN 9 DEB, 44600 |
GAOFEN 9 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 16:32:13.864Z | 357.776° N | 2024-12-26 16:34:13.864Z | 312.525° NW | 40.149° | 2024-12-26 16:38:13.864Z | 207.18° SW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 03:26:13.864Z | 167.998° S | 2024-12-27 03:29:13.864Z | 323.502° NNW | 44.827° | 2024-12-27 03:33:13.864Z | 347.167° N |
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