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GAOFEN-1 04
High-Resolution Wide-Area Imaging · CNSA / CRESDA
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The third Gaofen-1 follow-on completing the triplet, giving China's disaster reduction agencies near-real-time satellite coverage during active emergencies. A capability previously available only to the US, Europe, and Japan — now fielded by China at full operational scale.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 400–401 mi (644–645 km)
- Inclination
- 98.0°
- One orbit
- 97.5 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43262
- Int’l designator
- 2018-031D
- Launched
- 2018
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 8 Nov 2026.
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