Key statistics
Satellite GAOFEN 12 (03) at a glance.
Uptime
1048
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.9
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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: 97.26 minutes
Inclination: 97.8749 deg
SMA: 7005.686 km
Apoapsis: 628.647 km
Periapsis: 626.454 km
RAAN: 21.7613 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001565
Argument of periapsis: 72.265 deg
Mean anomaly: 287.8733 deg
Mean motion: 14.80562658 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001626 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021884 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 10:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 GAOFEN 12 (03)
TLE line 1: 1 52912U 22069A 25129.92339485 .00001626 00000-0 21884-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 52912 97.8749 21.7613 0001565 72.2650 287.8733 14.80562658154962
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 4 (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 4 (SLS-2 / 603)
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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