Satellite · NORAD 39150 · COSPAR 2013-018A
GAOFEN-1
- Operator China National Space Administration
- Constellation Gaofen (CHEOS)
- Country China
Altitude now
656.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.53km/s
Inclination
97.90°
Period
97.5 min
97.5 min
Perigee
628km
Apogee
652km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:26 UTC (7.1 h old)· Metadata updated 9 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
- 45.710° N
- Longitude
- 160.995° W
- Altitude
- 656.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.528 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:26 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 26 Apr 2013
- COSPAR launch id
- 2013-018
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 4
- NEE-01 PEGASO39151PayloadActive
- TURKSAT-3USAT39152PayloadUnknown
- CUBEBUG-1 (CAPITAN BETO)39153PayloadUnknown
- CZ-2D R/B39154Rocket 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 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 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
- 39150
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2013-018A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69TG
- Canonical slug
- gaofen-1-39150
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.