GAOFEN-3 is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by National Satellite Oceanic Applications Center, launched 2016.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 98.4016° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001733 |
| Period | 99.8 min |
| Apogee | 752 km |
| Perigee | 750 km |
| Mean motion | 14.42218428 rev/day |
| RAAN | 195.6875° |
| Arg of perigee | 91.2294° |
| Mean anomaly | 268.9094° |
| B* | 4.8737e-5 |
| Rev at epoch | 52,153 |
1 41727U 16049A 26188.20358699 .00000117 00000-0 48737-4 0 99902 41727 98.4016 195.6875 0001733 91.2294 268.9094 14.42218428521533{
"OBJECT_NAME": "GAOFEN-3",
"OBJECT_ID": "2016-049A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:53:09.916+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 14.42218428,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001733,
"INCLINATION": 98.4016,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 195.6875,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 91.2294,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 268.9094,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 41727,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 52153,
"BSTAR": 0.000048737,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000117,
"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-3 |
| Operator | |
| 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.
| Orbital regime |
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