Key statistics
Satellite LUOJIA-1 01 at a glance.
Uptime
2592
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
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 LUOJIA-1 01.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: LUOJIA-1 01
International designator: 2018-048B
Object number (NORAD): 43485
Object ID (CCSDS): 43485
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.95 minutes
Inclination: 97.8426 deg
SMA: 6990.763 km
Apoapsis: 619.416 km
Periapsis: 605.84 km
RAAN: 266.4164 deg
Eccentricy: 0.000971
Argument of periapsis: 167.2192 deg
Mean anomaly: 192.9271 deg
Mean motion: 14.85305777 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001536 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018484 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 7:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 LUOJIA-1 01
TLE line 1: 1 43485U 18048B 25187.82222794 .00001536 00000-0 18484-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 43485 97.8426 266.4164 0009710 167.2192 192.9271 14.85305777382894
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite LUOJIA-1 01.
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.
LUOJIA-1 01 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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