GAOFEN-2

Launch Details
Launched 18 August 2014
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Categories Earth Resources
Active satellites
Launch site Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 40118
COSPAR ID 2014-049A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.061°
Eccentricity 0.00058
RA ascending node 13.264 hr
Argument perigee 64.022°
Mean anomaly 296.159°
Orbital period 97.266 min
Epoch of osculation 20 May 2025, 10:59

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 630.9 km
Mean Altitude 635.0 km
Peak Altitude 639.1 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

BRITE-PL2 CZ-4B R/B CZ-4C DEB

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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