GAOFEN-9 05
Launch
Launched on Aug 23, 2020 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 2D.
Long March 2D | Gaofen-9-05 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 13:57 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Aug 23, 2020
Mass
—
Apogee
476 km
Perigee
464 km
Inclination
97.20°
Period
1.56 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GAOFEN-9 05 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.6 km
Rate
-0.04 km/day
Now
464 × 476 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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