GAOFEN-1 03
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 2026-09-09 12:22 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Mar 31, 2018
Mass
—
Apogee
647 km
Perigee
642 km
Inclination
98.04°
Period
1.62 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GAOFEN-1 03 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
642 × 647 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 02 · 43259
- GAOFEN-1 04 · 43262
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