GAOFEN-9 04
Launch
Launched on Aug 6, 2020 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | Gaofen-9-04 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 22:08 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Aug 6, 2020
Mass
—
Apogee
457 km
Perigee
444 km
Inclination
97.23°
Period
1.56 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GAOFEN-9 04 across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-3.6 km
Rate
-0.06 km/day
Now
444 × 457 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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