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 98.052°
Eccentricity 0.00080
RA ascending node 21.154 hr
Argument perigee 64.007°
Mean anomaly 296.197°
Orbital period 97.278 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Sep 2025, 08:05

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 629.9 km
Mean Altitude 635.5 km
Peak Altitude 641.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

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

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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