Showing default

GAOFEN 1-03, 43260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 1-03, 43260 is a payload satellite owned by GGKGJ (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 31 Mar 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4C launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/43260?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/43260?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

43260, 2018-031B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

State Adm. for Science, Techn. and Industry for National Def (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

DFH

Mission

Operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

CAST-2000, AOCS

Mass

805 kg wet, ~700 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-03-31 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4C

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 4 m

Radar Cross Section

4.991 m², Large (>1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 1-03
1 43260U 18031B   25191.58118910  .00000521  00000-0  81590-4 0  9994
2 43260  97.7706 251.6292 0006848  61.6839 298.5062 14.76615355392288

Epoch: 2025-07-10T13:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T13:56:54.738Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

113.6557°

Altitude

640.757 km

Speed

7.539 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 46m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

11.88773°

Longitude

112.41199°

Altitude

639.086 km

Speed

7.541 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 27m 49s

Apparent Declination

-20° 47' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:01:44

Azimuth

93.439° ESE

Elevation

-29.398°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

641.872 km

Perigee altitude

632.264 km

Semi-major axis

7,015.205 km

Eccentricity

0.00068

Inclination

97.7706°

RAAN

251.6292°

Arg. of periapsis

61.6839°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

298.5062°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.69388 °/min

Orbital period

97.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00008159

Loading maneuver chart data...

Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 2018 (2018-03-31 UTC)

GAOFEN 1-03 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.
6 mins	2025-07-11 03:06:37.192Z	112.03° ESE	2025-07-11 03:09:37.192Z	61.867° ENE	20.559°	2025-07-11 03:12:37.192Z	17.964° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-11 04:43:37.192Z	217.626° SW	2025-07-11 04:45:37.192Z	261.876° W	27.78°	2025-07-11 04:48:37.192Z	319.387° NNW
6 mins	2025-07-11 16:33:37.192Z	32.47° NE	2025-07-11 16:36:37.192Z	120.784° SE	36.897°	2025-07-11 16:39:37.192Z	172.359° S

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in ascending order

Check out GAOFEN 1-03, 43260 on other resources

View GAOFEN 1-03, 43260 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View GAOFEN 1-03, 43260 on Heavens-Above

View GAOFEN 1-03, 43260 on Keep Track

View GAOFEN 1-03, 43260 on Celestrak

View GAOFEN 1-03, 43260 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.