GAOFEN-12 02
Launch
Launched on Mar 30, 2021 from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), China aboard a Long March 4C.
Long March 4C | Gaofen-12-02 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 07:30 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
Chinese Government
Country
China
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Mar 30, 2021
Mass
—
Apogee
635 km
Perigee
630 km
Inclination
98.00°
Period
1.62 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for GAOFEN-12 02 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
629 × 635 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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