Satellite · NORAD 43262 · COSPAR 2018-031D
GAOFEN-1 04
- Operator China National Space Administration
- Constellation Gaofen (CHEOS)
- Country China
Altitude now
643.9km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.54km/s
Inclination
98.05°
Period
97.5 min
97.5 min
Perigee
639km
Apogee
642km
orbit freshOrbit updated 16 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:12 UTC (7.3 h old)· Metadata updated 16 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 4.602° S
- Longitude
- 177.639° W
- Altitude
- 643.9 km
- Velocity
- 7.536 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:12 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Earth observation
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Gaofen (CHEOS) via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 31 Mar 2018
- COSPAR launch id
- 2018-031
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 9
- CZ-4C DEB43261DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB43263DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB43265DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB43266DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB43270DebrisInactive
- CZ-4C DEB44616DebrisInactive
- GAOFEN-1 0243259PayloadActive
- GAOFEN-1 0343260PayloadActive
- CZ-4C R/B43264Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 14 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 16 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 43262
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2018-031D
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWZKGKWBJN3JDYP0RW0
- Canonical slug
- gaofen-1-04-43262
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Earth observation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.