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GAOFEN 4, 41194

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 4, 41194 is a payload satellite owned by GGKGJ (CN) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 28 Dec 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 3B launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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 4 details

Identifier	41194, 2015-083A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	11 hours ago
Origin	GGKGJ (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	CAST
Mission	Operational Civil Imaging
Bus & Motor	DFH-4, DFH-4 LAE
Mass	~5,000 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2015-12-28 (9 years ago)
Launch vehicle	CHANG ZHENG 3B
Launch site	Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 30 m
Radar Cross Section	34.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 4
1 41194U 15083A   24361.55039325 -.00000307  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 41194   0.1843  82.6910 0001790 222.8344  93.8741  1.00272068 33133

Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T13:12:33.976Z)

Latitude	-0.11005°
Longitude	105.74274°
Altitude	35,786.564 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
True Right ascension	02h 37m 38s
True Declination	0° 06' 36"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.14931°
Longitude	-90.86387°
Altitude	35,787.68 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	13h 18m 49s
Apparent Declination	-4° 52' 31"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	23:27:56
Azimuth	317.213° NNW
Elevation	-46.972°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,795.134 km
Perigee altitude	35,780.038 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.723 km
Eccentricity	0.000179
Inclination	0.1843°
RAAN	82.691°
Arg. of periapsis	222.8344°
True anomaly	93.89456°
Mean anomaly	93.8741°
Eccentric anomaly	93.88433°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.15 mins