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
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days.
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
- TLE Source
- Celestrak (active)
- TLE Updated
- 2025-09-09 09:28:45 UTC
- TLE Set
-
1 40701U 15030A 25251.93879544 .00011174 00000+0 33567-3 0 9995
2 40701 97.6940 65.7706 0012527 118.7757 241.4745 15.34527707568156