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GAOFEN 11, 43585

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GAOFEN 11, 43585 is a payload satellite owned by PLA SSF (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 31 Jul 2018 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B 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.

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Identifier

43585, 2018-063A

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Strategic Support Troops (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Defense Imaging

Bus & Motor

YW-5?, Unknown motor

Mass

~3,000 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2018-07-31 (7 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 4B

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 4.0 m

Radar Cross Section

9.231 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 GAOFEN 11
1 43585U 18063A   26002.28980963  .00031104  00000-0  55706-3 0  9993
2 43585  97.1530  70.0581 0004277 207.4639 152.6388 15.49900594414608

Epoch: 2026-01-02T06:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-02T06:57:19.552Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-136.20553°

Altitude

422.737 km

Speed

7.656 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 40m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:00:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

416.837 km

Perigee altitude

411.027 km

Semi-major axis

6,792.069 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

97.153°

RAAN

70.0581°

Arg. of periapsis

207.4639°

True anomaly

152.66131°

Mean anomaly

152.6388°

Eccentric anomaly

152.65006°

Mean motion

3.87739 °/min

Orbital period

92.85 mins

BSTAR

0.00055706

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CZ-4B R/B, 43586 (Decayed)

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GAOFEN 11 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.
5 mins	2026-01-02 16:48:38.403Z	31.466° NE	2026-01-02 16:51:38.403Z	107.58° ESE	29.073°	2026-01-02 16:53:38.403Z	159.098° S
4 mins	2026-01-03 04:47:38.403Z	204.896° SW	2026-01-03 04:48:38.403Z	236.434° WSW	32.115°	2026-01-03 04:51:38.403Z	330.617° NNW

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GAOFEN 11, 43585

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-02T06:57:19.552Z)

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