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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   25168.42656735  .00001214  00000-0  82225-4 0  9993
2 62111  49.9460 138.9689 0008787 267.7622  92.2322 15.14069744 30881
Epoch: 2025-06-17T10:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-17T10:14:15.419Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
79.48152°
Altitude
524.591 km
Speed
7.602 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 15m 52s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-48.64742°
Longitude
6.4715°
Altitude
534.267 km
Speed
7.599 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 21m 49s
Apparent Declination
-79° 01' 14"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:58:00
Azimuth
165.922° S
Elevation
-43.013°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
530.647 km
Perigee altitude
518.516 km
Semi-major axis
6,902.719 km
Eccentricity
0.00088
Inclination
49.946°
RAAN
138.9689°
Arg. of periapsis
267.7622°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
92.2322°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.78454 °/min
Orbital period
95.12 mins
BSTAR
0.000082225
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GUANGCHUAN 01 Visibility forecast

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7 mins2025-06-18 00:39:48.255Z212.923° SW2025-06-18 00:42:48.255Z163.009° S35.748°2025-06-18 00:46:48.255Z66.339° ENE
5 mins2025-06-18 02:20:48.255Z288.773° WNW2025-06-18 02:22:48.255Z343.04° N29.392°2025-06-18 02:25:48.255Z40.647° NE
5 mins2025-06-18 05:40:48.255Z330.695° NNW2025-06-18 05:42:48.255Z12.051° NNE24.583°2025-06-18 05:45:48.255Z71.903° E
6 mins2025-06-18 07:19:48.255Z300.513° NW2025-06-18 07:22:48.255Z181.929° SSW44.057°2025-06-18 07:25:48.255Z131.281° SE
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