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GAOFEN-1

GAOFEN-1 is an object launched in 2013 in a low earth orbit, between 629 and 652 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 98 minutes, about 14.8 times a day, on a path tilted 97.9° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 82° latitude.

Height

629-652 km

One orbit

98 min

Inclination

97.9°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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