GAOFEN-2 is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by State Adm. for Science, Techn. and Industry for National Def, launched 2014.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 98.0095° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007662 |
| Period | 97.2 min |
| Apogee | 632 km |
| Perigee | 621 km |
| Mean motion | 14.80920813 rev/day |
| RAAN | 252.3639° |
| Arg of perigee | 158.1268° |
| Mean anomaly | 202.0272° |
| B* | 1.5696e-5 |
| Rev at epoch | 64,219 |
1 40118U 14049A 26188.17624102 .00000068 00000-0 15696-4 0 99952 40118 98.0095 252.3639 0007662 158.1268 202.0272 14.80920813642192{
"OBJECT_NAME": "GAOFEN-2",
"OBJECT_ID": "2014-049A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:13:47.224+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 14.80920813,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0007662,
"INCLINATION": 98.0095,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 252.3639,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 158.1268,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 202.0272,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 40118,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 64219,
"BSTAR": 0.000015696,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 6.8e-7,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | GAOFEN-2 |
| Operator | State Adm. for Science, Techn. and Industry for National DefHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog |
| Country | China |
| Launch date | |
| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class | PAYLOADHIGH |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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