Geostationary
GAOFEN-13 02
Geostationary Optical Imaging · CNSA / CRESDA
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The second Gaofen-13 geostationary optical imaging satellite, doubling China's persistent surveillance capability from GEO. Together with Gaofen-4 and Gaofen-13 01, China has built a small but growing constellation of geostationary optical satellites that can maintain continuous visual observation of strategic regions — a capability no other nation possesses at operational scale. China's ability to persistently monitor the Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, and Indian border regions from GEO provides a persistent intelligence advantage.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,233–22,250 mi (35,780–35,808 km)
- Inclination
- 1.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 55912
- Int’l designator
- 2023-036A
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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