Satellite · NORAD 45794 · COSPAR 2020-039A
GAOFEN-9 03
- Operator China National Space Administration
- Constellation Gaofen (CHEOS)
- Country China
Altitude now
479.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.62km/s
Inclination
97.55°
Period
93.9 min
93.9 min
Perigee
456km
Apogee
473km
orbit freshOrbit updated 10 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:47 UTC (7.7 h old)· Metadata updated 10 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
- 20.146° S
- Longitude
- 79.314° E
- Altitude
- 479.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.621 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:47 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
- 17 Jun 2020
- COSPAR launch id
- 2020-039
- Launch site
- Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 6
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 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 10 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
- 45794
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2020-039A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX10DAH3QZFV1C6BBBT
- Canonical slug
- gaofen-9-03-45794
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.