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Satellite · NORAD 46458 · COSPAR 2020-065E

JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3F

ActivePayloadLEOEarth observation derived

Altitude now

363.2km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

7.69km/s

Inclination

97.21°

Period

91.7 min

91.7 min

Perigee

349km

Apogee

363km

orbit freshOrbit updated 11 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:09 UTC (5.5 h old)· Metadata updated 11 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
34.257° S
Longitude
163.553° W
Altitude
363.2 km
Velocity
7.693 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 14:09 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Earth observation
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
Constellation membership derived
Jilin-1 via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3FCelestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

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

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
15 Sept 2020
COSPAR launch id
2020-065

Objects from the same launch · 9

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 11 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 18:53 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
46458
COSPAR / international designator
2020-065E
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SX2MW147E7D5J081A7Q
Canonical slug
jilin-1-gaofen-3f-46458

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.