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). 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 1-03 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | DFH |
| Mission | Operational Civil Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | CAST-2000, AOCS |
| Mass | 805 kg wet, ~700 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 9 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 1-03
1 43260U 18031B 24361.13189263 .00001994 00000-0 29262-3 0 9994
2 43260 97.7981 62.2682 0004685 342.4621 17.6427 14.76603295363292Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:09Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T03:09:55.523Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | -80.32883° |
| Altitude | 639.952 km |
| Speed | 7.54 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 09m 04s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 81.06598° |
| Longitude | 160.06377° |
| Altitude | 654.793 km |
| Speed | 7.536 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 34m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | 26° 26' 09" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:04:47 |
| Azimuth | 7.359° NNE |
| Elevation | -23.276° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 640.394 km |
| Perigee altitude | 633.821 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,015.244 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004685 |
| Inclination | 97.7981° |
| RAAN | 62.2682° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 342.4621° |
| True anomaly | 17.65898° |
| Mean anomaly | 17.6427° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 17.65084° |
| Mean motion | 3.69385 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00029262 |
| Orbital period | 97.46 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 2018 (2018-03-31 UTC)
| GAOFEN 1-02, 43259 |
| GAOFEN 1-03, 43260 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43261 |
| GAOFEN 1-04, 43262 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43263 |
| CZ-4C R/B, 43264 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43265 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43266 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 43270 |
| CZ-4C DEB, 44616 |
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. |
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| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 16:45:23.479Z | 30.738° NE | 2024-12-26 16:48:23.479Z | 88.12° E | 34.934° | 2024-12-26 16:52:23.479Z | 169.794° S |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-26 18:23:23.479Z | 317.022° NNW | 2024-12-26 18:24:23.479Z | 301.396° NW | 15.924° | 2024-12-26 18:27:23.479Z | 257.232° W |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-27 03:42:23.479Z | 125.783° SE | 2024-12-27 03:45:23.479Z | 61.262° ENE | 29.133° | 2024-12-27 03:48:23.479Z | 10.472° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 05:20:23.479Z | 243.174° WSW | 2024-12-27 05:21:23.479Z | 261.086° W | 18.985° | 2024-12-27 05:24:23.479Z | 309.045° NW |
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