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GAOFEN-8
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Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- GAOFEN-8
- NORAD ID
- 40701
- Category
- Active satellites
- TLE epoch
- Aug 18, 2026, 13:41 UTC
- Object ID
- 2015-030A
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- People's Republic of China
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
- Launch date
- 2015-06-26
- Operational status
- Active
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination97.6882°
Eccentricity0.0007
Mean motion15.4803 rev/day
Orbital period93.0 min
Perigee417.4 km
Apogee427.6 km
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