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GAOFEN-3 02
Chinese SAR Earth Observation Satellite · CNSA / CRESDA (China)
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Gaofen-3 02, part of China's SAR imaging fleet delivering 1-meter radar resolution day or night through any weather — the instrument China uses to watch its own 11,000-mile coastline continuously for illegal fishing, ship traffic, and coastal change no cloud cover can hide from radar.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 468–471 mi (753–758 km)
- Inclination
- 98.4°
- One orbit
- 99.8 minutes14.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 49495
- Int’l designator
- 2021-109A
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 23 Sep 2026.
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