Key statistics
Satellite GAOFEN 3 02 at a glance.
Uptime
1384
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for GAOFEN 3 02.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GAOFEN 3 02
International designator: 2021-109A
Object number (NORAD): 49495
Object ID (CCSDS): 49495
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.847 minutes
Inclination: 98.4141 deg
SMA: 7129.333 km
Apoapsis: 753.746 km
Periapsis: 748.651 km
RAAN: 256.1148 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00035735
Argument of periapsis: 112.7171 deg
Mean anomaly: 247.4396 deg
Mean motion: 14.42212928 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000131 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000052845178 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 12:21 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GAOFEN 3 02
TLE line 1: 1 49495U 21109A 25249.01521287 .00000131 00000-0 52845-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 49495 98.4141 256.1148 0003573 112.7171 247.4396 14.42212928199352
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GAOFEN 3 02.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Gaofen (GF) is a series of Chinese civilian remote sensing satellites for the state-sponsored program China High-definition Earth Observation System (CHEOS). GF 3 features a multi-polarized C-band SAR at meter-level resolution, with designed lifespan of 8 years. The satellite is based on the CS-L3000B bus.
GAOFEN 3 02 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Gaofen-3 02’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 22, 2021, 11:45 p.m. from Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Gaofen-3 02
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 22, 2021, 11:45 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4C
Launch pad: Launch Area 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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