Satellite · NORAD 40701 · COSPAR 2015-030A
GAOFEN-8
- Operator China National Space Administration
- Constellation Gaofen (CHEOS)
- Country China
Altitude now
420.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.66km/s
Inclination
97.69°
Period
93.0 min
93.0 min
Perigee
415km
Apogee
425km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:38 UTC (6.9 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
- 12.264° N
- Longitude
- 38.973° W
- Altitude
- 420.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.661 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:38 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Earth observation
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- 5.0 m²
- 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
- 26 Jun 2015
- COSPAR launch id
- 2015-030
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 3
- GAOFEN-8 DEB43422DebrisDecayed
- GAOFEN-8 DEB43423DebrisDecayed
- CZ-4B R/B40702Rocket bodyDecayed
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 7 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
- 40701
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2015-030A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKHB4
- Canonical slug
- gaofen-8-40701
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.