GAOFEN-8
Launch
Launched on Jun 26, 2015 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4B.
Long March 4B | Gaofen 8 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 07:02 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jun 26, 2015
Mass
—
Apogee
426 km
Perigee
413 km
Inclination
97.68°
Period
1.55 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GAOFEN-8 across 149 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-15.5 km
Rate
-0.10 km/day
Now
413 × 426 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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