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GAOFEN-2
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NORAD 40118SatNOGSOrbit
Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- GAOFEN-2
- NORAD ID
- 40118
- Category
- SatNOGS
- TLE epoch
- Aug 11, 2026, 12:18 UTC
- Object ID
- 2014-049A
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- People's Republic of China
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
- Launch date
- 2014-08-19
- Operational status
- Active
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination98.0079°
Eccentricity0.0009
Mean motion14.8096 rev/day
Orbital period97.2 min
Perigee620.3 km
Apogee632.3 km
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