GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42679

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 3 DEB, 42679 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 09 Aug 2016 UTC launched from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

42679, 2016-049D

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

China National Space Administration (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2016-08-09 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 3 DEB
1 42679U 16049D   25183.88141203  .00000150  00000-0  53853-4 0  9998
2 42679  98.3256 196.4348 0006345 349.7222  10.3840 14.46441140469289

Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:09:13.999Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-42.02968°

Altitude

735.817 km

Speed

7.489 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 05m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-14.3609°

Longitude

-39.55691°

Altitude

738.712 km

Speed

7.487 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 19m 46s

Apparent Declination

-44° 08' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:08:48

Azimuth

238.11° WSW

Elevation

-34.314°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

738.914 km

Perigee altitude

729.888 km

Semi-major axis

7,112.538 km

Eccentricity

0.00063

Inclination

98.3256°

RAAN

196.4348°

Arg. of periapsis

349.7222°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

10.384°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.61831 °/min

Orbital period

99.49 mins

BSTAR

0.000053853

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2016 (2016-08-09 UTC)

GAOFEN 3 DEB 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.
7 mins	2025-07-03 12:41:18.488Z	46.299° ENE	2025-07-03 12:45:18.488Z	101.316° ESE	19.289°	2025-07-03 12:48:18.488Z	140.17° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-03 14:20:18.488Z	350.291° N	2025-07-03 14:23:18.488Z	293.385° NW	33.644°	2025-07-03 14:27:18.488Z	223.286° SW
6 mins	2025-07-03 23:52:18.488Z	111.015° ESE	2025-07-03 23:55:18.488Z	63.817° ENE	22.619°	2025-07-03 23:58:18.488Z	19.515° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-04 01:30:18.488Z	205.558° SW	2025-07-04 01:33:18.488Z	259.948° W	30.204°	2025-07-04 01:37:18.488Z	325.568° NNW

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