GAOFEN-3
Launch
Launched on Aug 9, 2016 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Gaofen 3 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 05:44 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Aug 9, 2016
Mass
—
Apogee
756 km
Perigee
755 km
Inclination
98.41°
Period
1.66 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GAOFEN-3 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
755 × 756 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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