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GAOFEN-3 03
Chinese SAR Earth Observation Satellite · CNSA / CRESDA (China)
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Gaofen-3 03, adding capacity to China's all-weather radar imaging fleet, feeding both civilian coastal monitoring and, per most Western assessments, a maritime surveillance mission China has never separated from its 'high resolution' civilian branding.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 469–470 mi (755–756 km)
- Inclination
- 98.4°
- One orbit
- 99.8 minutes14.4 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 52200
- Int’l designator
- 2022-035A
- Launched
- 2022
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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