GAOFEN-6 is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by State Adm. for Science, Techn. and Industry for National Def, launched 2018.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 98.0955° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0012040 |
| Period | 97.5 min |
| Apogee | 649 km |
| Perigee | 632 km |
| Mean motion | 14.76375241 rev/day |
| RAAN | 250.2710° |
| Arg of perigee | 105.7369° |
| Mean anomaly | 254.5169° |
| B* | -2.5920e-6 |
| Rev at epoch | 43,625 |
1 43484U 18048A 26187.58915277 -.00000071 00000-0 -25920-5 0 99952 43484 98.0955 250.2710 0012040 105.7369 254.5169 14.76375241436258{
"OBJECT_NAME": "GAOFEN-6",
"OBJECT_ID": "2018-048A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-06T14:08:22.799+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 14.76375241,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.001204,
"INCLINATION": 98.0955,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 250.271,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 105.7369,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 254.5169,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 43484,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 43625,
"BSTAR": -0.000002592,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -7.1e-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-6 |
| 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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