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GAOFEN 2 is classified as:


NORAD ID: 40118
Int'l Code: 2014-049A
Perigee: 631.9 km
Apogee: 637.3 km
Inclination: 98.1 °
Period: 97.3 minutes
Semi major axis: 7005 km
RCS: Unknown
Launch date: August 19, 2014
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

GAOFEN 2 is an Earth-observing spacecraft regarded as the most advanced Earth observation satellite. While experts believe Chinese intelligence satellites likely have superior resolution, Gaofen 2 is the most capable Earth observation satellite acknowledged by Chinese authorities. GAOFEN 2 is able to see a one-meter-long (3.3-foot-long) object from space in full color. It will be used for geographic and resources surveillance, environment and climate change monitoring, precision agriculture, disaster relief and city planning.
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NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog

Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 40118U 14049A   25199.86452523  .00000709  00000-0  99487-4 0  9990
2 40118  98.0576 258.6337 0003851 206.8461 153.2552 14.80577977589920
Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC