GAOFEN 2

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GAOFEN 2 is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 40118

Int'l Code: 2014-049A

Perigee: 631.5 km

Apogee: 636.7 km

Inclination: 97.7 °

Period: 97.2 minutes

Semi major axis: 7005 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: August 19, 2014
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

GAOFEN 2 is an Earth-observing spacecraft regarded as the most advanced Earth observation satellite. While experts believe Chinese intelligence satellites likely have superior resolution, Gaofen 2 is the most capable Earth observation satellite acknowledged by Chinese authorities. GAOFEN 2 is able to see a one-meter-long (3.3-foot-long) object from space in full color. It will be used for geographic and resources surveillance, environment and climate change monitoring, precision agriculture, disaster relief and city planning.

1 40118U 14049A   24117.58178048  .00003239  00000-0  42711-3 0  9993
2 40118  97.6654 170.4565 0003688 239.0123 121.0728 14.80738383523585

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC