GAOFEN-1 02

NORAD 43259· COSPAR 2018-031A· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO

Launch

Launched on Mar 31, 2018 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4C.

Long March 4C | Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-11 20:12 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Mar 31, 2018

Mass

—

Apogee

648 km

Perigee

642 km

Inclination

98.05°

Period

1.62 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for GAOFEN-1 02 across 106 days of archived orbital elements (107 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.1 km

Rate

-0.00 km/day

Now

642 × 648 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.

Launched with

2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2018-031 (Long March 4C | Gaofen 1-02, 1-03 & 1-04).

GAOFEN-1 03 · 43260
GAOFEN-1 04 · 43262

Sources & further reading

Embed this satellite on your site

Free for editorial use. Attribution back to LowEarth is required.

<iframe src="https://lowearth.app/embed/43259" width="640" height="400" frameborder="0" allow="fullscreen"></iframe>