Spacecraft information: GAOFEN-9 03

Launch Details
Launched 16 June 2020
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Category Active satellites
Launch site Jiuquan Space Center, PRC
Owner People's Republic of China
NORAD ID 45794
COSPAR ID 2020-039A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 97.520°
Eccentricity 0.00133
RA ascending node 12.699 hr
Argument perigee 111.843°
Mean anomaly 248.423°
Orbital period 94.104 min
Epoch of osculation 27 Feb 2026, 07:42

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 473.2 km
Mean Altitude 482.3 km
Peak Altitude 491.4 km

Launched alongside

ZHEDA PIXING 3A HEAD-5 CZ-2D DEB CZ-2D DEB CZ-2D DEB CZ-2D DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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