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GAOFEN-10R
SAR Intelligence Imaging · CNSA
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A radar reconnaissance satellite in China's Gaofen constellation providing all-weather imaging to complement optical variants. SAR capability eliminates the cloud-cover vulnerability that affects optical satellites over much of monsoon-dominated Asia — ensuring China's Earth observation capability is truly persistent regardless of weather.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 385–390 mi (619–628 km)
- Inclination
- 98.1°
- One orbit
- 97.0 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 44622
- Int’l designator
- 2019-066A
- Launched
- 2019
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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- GAOFEN-2Sub-meter Earth Observation