GAOFEN 8
Mission information
- Name
- GAOFEN 8
- Alternate Names
- 2015-030A
- Satellite ID
- EBQW-3809-5107-3366-2488
- NORAD ID
- 40701
- Country of Origin
-
China
Status
Operational
Satellite is in orbit and operational
Image

Mission timeline
- Launch Date
- 2015-06-26T00:00:00+00:00
- Deploy Date
- 2015-06-26T00:00:00+00:00
Description
from n2yo.com
GAOFEN 8 is an optical satellite with an high resolution imaging payload. Reportedly, the duties of the satellite are country surveying, disaster response, agriculture mapping, city planning, land ownership marking and road network planning.
SatNOGS Links
S-band telemetry
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- FM
- Downlink Frequency
- 2280000000
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
No observations recorded for GAOFEN 8 in the last 24h
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
There is no decoded data for this satellite in the last 30
days.
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Orbital Elements
Warning: There is at least one newer non-redestributable TLE set.
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
- TLE Source
- Celestrak (active)
- TLE Updated
- 2025-09-05 12:31:13 UTC
- TLE Set
-
1 40701U 15030A 25248.28699804 .00015870 00000+0 47697-3 0 9994
2 40701 97.6936 61.9643 0012464 130.6476 229.5852 15.34421777567593