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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
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
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, 8 m
Radar Cross Section
9.231 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 GAOFEN 11
1 43585U 18063A   25196.50902094  .00009177  00000-0  20067-3 0  9997
2 43585  97.1771 261.0755 0007743 124.5148 235.6833 15.44346986388202
Epoch: 2025-07-15T12:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T12:12:59.409Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
144.22544°
Altitude
439.404 km
Speed
7.647 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 24m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
59.05792°
Longitude
-23.4403°
Altitude
438.07 km
Speed
7.658 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 58m 55s
Apparent Declination
41° 27' 52"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:32:22
Azimuth
333.419° NNW
Elevation
-2.082°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
435.493 km
Perigee altitude
424.949 km
Semi-major axis
6,808.358 km
Eccentricity
0.00077
Inclination
97.1771°
RAAN
261.0755°
Arg. of periapsis
124.5148°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
235.6833°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.86349 °/min
Orbital period
93.18 mins
BSTAR
0.00020067
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GAOFEN 11 Visibility forecast

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5 mins2025-07-16 03:54:19.962Z133.322° SE2025-07-16 03:56:19.962Z91.837° ESE26.49°2025-07-16 03:59:19.962Z12.564° NNE
4 mins2025-07-16 16:47:19.962Z47.683° ENE2025-07-16 16:49:19.962Z119.873° SE28.393°2025-07-16 16:51:19.962Z162.024° S
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