GAOFEN-5 01
Launch
Launched on May 8, 2018 from Launch Complex 9, China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Gaofen 5 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 11:00 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 8, 2018
Mass
—
Apogee
697 km
Perigee
694 km
Inclination
98.47°
Period
1.64 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GAOFEN-5 01 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (104 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.2 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
694 × 697 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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