Key statistics
Satellite GAOFEN 6 at a glance.
Uptime
2705
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for GAOFEN 6.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GAOFEN 6
International designator: 2018-048A
Object number (NORAD): 43484
Object ID (CCSDS): 43484
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.525 minutes
Inclination: 97.8087 deg
SMA: 7018.373 km
Apoapsis: 648.046 km
Periapsis: 632.431 km
RAAN: 6.7643 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011124
Argument of periapsis: 200.3 deg
Mean anomaly: 159.777 deg
Mean motion: 14.7654967 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000121 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018037796 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 11:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GAOFEN 6
TLE line 1: 1 43484U 18048A 25300.97676735 .00001210 00000-0 18038-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 43484 97.8087 6.7643 0011124 200.3000 159.7770 14.76549670399123
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GAOFEN 6.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Gaofen is a series of civilian Earth observation satellites developed and launched for the China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS), a state-sponsored programme aimed to develop a near-real time, all-weather, global surveillance network consisting of satellite, near-space (stratosphere) airships, and aerial observation platforms. Luojia-1 is a 6U Earth observation cubesat prototype.
GAOFEN 6 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 2D | Gaofen 6 & Luojia-1’, on board a Long March 2D space rocket.
The launch took place on June 2, 2018, 4:13 a.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 2D | Gaofen 6 & Luojia-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 2, 2018, 4:13 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 2D
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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