GAOFEN-9 01
Launch
Launched on Sep 14, 2015 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | Gaofen 9 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:18 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 14, 2015
Mass
—
Apogee
642 km
Perigee
606 km
Inclination
97.62°
Period
1.62 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GAOFEN-9 01 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.5 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
606 × 642 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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