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GAOFEN 2 - Orbit

View from above orbital plane
View from above orbital plane
View from above satellite
View from above satellite

Ground track
Ground track

The orbit is defined by the following mean orbital elements,

1 40118U          26145.60856793 +.00000000 +00000-0 +14243-3 0 00006
2 40118  98.0116 209.8366 0006275 315.3517  44.7190 14.80872503    03
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 14:36:20
Eccentricity: 0.0006275
inclination: 98.0116°
perigee height: 622 km
apogee height: 631 km
right ascension of ascending node: 209.8366°
argument of perigee: 315.3517°
revolutions per day: 14.80872503
mean anomaly at epoch: 44.7190°

The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,  

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