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GAOFEN 8 - 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 40701U          26145.62112097 +.00000000 +00000-0 +43850-3 0 00004
2 40701  97.6920 337.6524 0007563 275.1794  84.8591 15.45034445    03
Epoch (UTC): 25 May 2026 14:54:24
Eccentricity: 0.0007563
inclination: 97.6920°
perigee height: 426 km
apogee height: 436 km
right ascension of ascending node: 337.6524°
argument of perigee: 275.1794°
revolutions per day: 15.45034445
mean anomaly at epoch: 84.8591°

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

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