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GAOFEN-3
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NORAD 41727SatNOGSOrbit
Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- GAOFEN-3
- NORAD ID
- 41727
- Category
- SatNOGS
- TLE epoch
- Aug 11, 2026, 12:24 UTC
- Object ID
- 2016-049A
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- People's Republic of China
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
- Launch date
- 2016-08-09
- Operational status
- Active
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination98.4033°
Eccentricity0.0002
Mean motion14.4222 rev/day
Orbital period99.8 min
Perigee750.1 km
Apogee752.2 km
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