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GAOFEN-9 01
High-Resolution Intelligence Imaging · CNSA
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The first of China's Gaofen-9 high-resolution optical series, delivering sub-meter imagery for detailed ground assessment. The rapid proliferation of the Gaofen series — spanning optical, infrared, SAR, hyperspectral, and video variants — has given China a space-based picture of the world unprecedented for any nation outside the United States.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 375–400 mi (604–643 km)
- Inclination
- 97.6°
- One orbit
- 97.0 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 40894
- Int’l designator
- 2015-047A
- Launched
- 2015
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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