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    GAOFEN-3
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 8 August 2016 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Categories | Earth Resources Active satellites | 
| Launch site | Taiyuan Space Center, PRC | 
| Owner | People's Republic of China | 
| NORAD ID | 41727 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2016-049A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 98.406° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00015 | 
| RA ascending node | 20.637 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 104.155° | 
| Mean anomaly | 255.981° | 
| Orbital period | 99.846 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 30 Oct 2025, 07:18 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 757.2 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 758.3 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 759.4 km | 
Orbital History
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