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GAOFEN-12 01
SAR Intelligence Imaging · CNSA
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China's first Gaofen-12 high-resolution SAR satellite delivers sub-meter radar imagery day and night in all weather. The series has expanded rapidly, providing China with unprecedented persistent radar surveillance of global maritime and land targets — the all-conditions coverage that is the holy grail of satellite intelligence.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 392–394 mi (630–634 km)
- Inclination
- 97.8°
- One orbit
- 97.2 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 44819
- Int’l designator
- 2019-082A
- Launched
- 2019
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 23 Sep 2026.
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