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Satellite · NORAD 54640 · COSPAR 2022-165A

GAOFEN-5 01A

ActivePayloadLEOEarth observation derived

Altitude now

706.8km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.51km/s

Inclination

98.24°

Period

98.8 min

98.8 min

Perigee

698km

Apogee

703km

orbit freshOrbit updated 13 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:21 UTC (7.2 h old)· Metadata updated 13 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.

Ground track of GAOFEN-5 01AGAOFEN-5 01A
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Latitude
50.395° N
Longitude
67.422° E
Altitude
706.8 km
Velocity
7.508 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:21 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

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • GAOFEN-5 01ACelestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
PRC · People's Republic of China
Country
China CN

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
08 Dec 2022
COSPAR launch id
2022-165

Objects from the same launch · 1

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner CodePRCCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassLEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 11 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 13 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All 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
54640
COSPAR / international designator
2022-165A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SXFY7WYCC27JE3JSKN6
Canonical slug
gaofen-5-01a-54640

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.