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GAOFEN DUOMO (GFDM)
Chinese Technology Demonstrator · CNSA / CRESDA (China)
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Gaofen Duomo (GFDM), a Chinese technology demonstration satellite testing new imaging and data processing systems for future Gaofen-series Earth observation missions.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 394–405 mi (635–652 km)
- Inclination
- 97.8°
- One orbit
- 97.4 minutes14.8 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 45856
- Int’l designator
- 2020-042A
- Launched
- 2020
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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