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GAOFEN-4

NORAD 41194· COSPAR 2015-083A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Dec 28, 2015 from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), China aboard a Long March 3B/E.
Long March 3B/E | Gaofen 4
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:22 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
Launched
Dec 28, 2015
Mass
Apogee
35,810 km
Perigee
35,779 km
Inclination
0.57°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for GAOFEN-4 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.1 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35779 × 35810 km
357953581535776May 28Sep 9
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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