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GAOFEN-14 01
Chinese Stereo Mapping Satellite (Dual-Use) · CNSA / CRESDA (China)
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Gaofen-14 01, a Chinese stereo mapping satellite testing new triangulation techniques for producing extremely precise 3D elevation models — the kind of terrain data that matters equally for civil engineering projects and for guiding a precision munition to a target with meters of accuracy.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 304–310 mi (489–498 km)
- Inclination
- 97.5°
- One orbit
- 94.3 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 47231
- Int’l designator
- 2020-092A
- Launched
- 2020
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.
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