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GUANGCHUAN 01, 62111

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GUANGCHUAN 01, 62111 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 27 Nov 2024 UTC via a ZHUQUE-2E launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
62111, 2024-221A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
6 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST?
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HQ, Unknown motor
Mass
~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-11-27 (7 months ago)
Launch vehicle
ZHUQUE-2E
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 6 m
Radar Cross Section
4.560 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 GUANGCHUAN 01
1 62111U 24221A   25189.08315196  .00002109  00000-0  13026-3 0  9997
2 62111  49.9469  38.4868 0008508 348.5618  11.5138 15.14199883 34013
Epoch: 2025-07-08T01:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T01:59:44.329Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
82.26886°
Altitude
518.201 km
Speed
7.609 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 33m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
9.59512°
Longitude
89.09804°
Altitude
517.807 km
Speed
7.61 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 12m 57s
Apparent Declination
-18° 10' 07"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:28:51
Azimuth
77.341° E
Elevation
-42.719°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
530.059 km
Perigee altitude
518.314 km
Semi-major axis
6,902.323 km
Eccentricity
0.00085
Inclination
49.9469°
RAAN
38.4868°
Arg. of periapsis
348.5618°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
11.5138°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.78486 °/min
Orbital period
95.12 mins
BSTAR
0.00013026
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GUANGCHUAN 01 Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-07-08 16:25:09.038Z202.836° SW2025-07-08 16:28:09.038Z139.21° SSE31.798°2025-07-08 16:31:09.038Z73.718° E
6 mins2025-07-08 18:05:09.038Z275.917° WNW2025-07-08 18:07:09.038Z323.078° NNW31.767°2025-07-08 18:11:09.038Z45.336° ENE
4 mins2025-07-08 19:46:09.038Z328.363° NNW2025-07-08 19:47:09.038Z347.541° N18.275°2025-07-08 19:50:09.038Z39.761° NE
4 mins2025-07-08 21:26:09.038Z339.78° N2025-07-08 21:28:09.038Z25.485° NE22.515°2025-07-08 21:30:09.038Z62.893° ENE
6 mins2025-07-08 23:05:09.038Z305.946° NW2025-07-08 23:07:09.038Z319.896° NNW44.039°2025-07-08 23:11:09.038Z123.493° SE
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