GAOFEN 4

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GAOFEN 4 is classified as:

Geostationary

NORAD ID: 41194

Int'l Code: 2015-083A

Perigee: 35,791.6 km

Apogee: 35,795.4 km

Inclination: 0.1 °

Period: 1,436.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 42164 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: December 28, 2015
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

GAOFEN 4 is a Chinese geostationary satellite fitted with a powerful telescope to collect nearly continuous imagery of the Asia-Pacific, an apparently unique capability that could help track foreign naval activity. The satellite will enter service over the Asia-Pacific, with its imaging telescope able to observe a swath of the planet from the Persian Gulf to Australia, centered on China and Southeast Asia. Gaofen 4's staring imager can spot objects as small as 50 meters (164 feet), a resolution that allows the satellite to see an oil tanker steaming across the ocean. At night, an infrared camera aboard Gaofen 4 can capture less detailed imagery with a resolution of about 400 meters, or 1,300 feet. Gaofen 4 is designed for an eight-year lifetime.

1 41194U 15083A   25199.62352587 -.00000329  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 41194   0.0678  93.2002 0000452 242.0566 291.5007  1.00272650 35188

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC