Key statistics
Satellite GAOFEN 12 (03) at a glance.
Uptime
1265
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 12 (03).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: GAOFEN 12 (03)
International designator: 2022-069A
Object number (NORAD): 52912
Object ID (CCSDS): 52912
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.323 minutes
Inclination: 97.8475 deg
SMA: 7008.701 km
Apoapsis: 632.088 km
Periapsis: 629.043 km
RAAN: 233.6577 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00021722
Argument of periapsis: 62.1312 deg
Mean anomaly: 298.0119 deg
Mean motion: 14.79607336 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.000019 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026029896 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:09 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GAOFEN 12 (03)
TLE line 1: 1 52912U 22069A 25346.29842395 .00001900 00000-0 26030-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 52912 97.8475 233.6577 0002172 62.1312 298.0119 14.79607336186978
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite GAOFEN 12 (03).
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.
GAOFEN 12 (03) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 4C | Gaofen-12-03’, on board a Long March 4C space rocket.
The launch took place on June 27, 2022, 3:46 p.m. from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603).
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Long March 4C | Gaofen-12-03
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 27, 2022, 3:46 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 4C
Launch pad: Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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