Photo: Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences · CC BY 4.0
Mission
Earth Science · SSO
The Gaofen-11 satellite is believed to be a Earth-imaging satellite that Chinese state media claims, "can be used for land survey, urban planning, road network design, agriculture, and disaster relief".
What it put in orbit
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAOFEN-11 01 2018-063A | Payload | 390 × 393 km · 97.1° | Globe |
| CZ-4B R/B 2018-063B | Rocket body | re-entered 2018-11-04 |
COSPAR ID 2018-063. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).