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JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3G
Chinese Commercial High-Resolution Imaging (Gaofen-03 Series) · Chang Guang Satellite Technology (CGSTL)
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Part of the same 2020 Jilin-1 Gaofen-03 launch cluster, adding incremental coverage to China's expanding commercial Earth observation network. Each satellite in this generation contributed operational data and manufacturing experience that fed directly into the design refinements deployed in the later Gaofen-03D mass-production satellites.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 131–137 mi (210–220 km)
- Inclination
- 97.2°
- One orbit
- 88.7 minutes16.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 46459
- Int’l designator
- 2020-065F
- Launched
- 2020
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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