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    GAOFEN-6
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 1 June 2018 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Operational | 
| Categories | 
                                                            
                                    Earth Resources                                
                                 Active satellites  | 
                    
| Launch site | Jiuquan Space Center, PRC | 
| Owner | People's Republic of China | 
| NORAD ID | 43484 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2018-048A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 97.808° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00116 | 
| RA ascending node | 0.809 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 181.970° | 
| Mean anomaly | 178.147° | 
| Orbital period | 97.524 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Nov 2025, 12:48 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 639.2 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 647.3 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 655.4 km | 
Orbital History
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