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GAOFEN-2

GAOFEN-2 is an object launched in 2014 in a low earth orbit, between 621 and 631 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 97 minutes, about 14.8 times a day, on a path tilted 98.0° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 82° latitude.

Height

621-631 km

One orbit

97 min

Inclination

98.0°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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