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GAOFEN-5 01

GAOFEN-5 01 is an object launched in 2018 in a low earth orbit, between 689 and 693 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 99 minutes, about 14.6 times a day, on a path tilted 98.5° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 82° latitude.

Height

689-693 km

One orbit

99 min

Inclination

98.5°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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