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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
8 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 8 hours ago
0 GUANGCHUAN 01
1 62111U 24221A   25187.63131117  .00002769  00000-0  16588-3 0  9993
2 62111  49.9470  45.5497 0008510 342.6972  17.3687 15.14192606 33796
Epoch: 2025-07-06T15:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T15:09:05.285Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-106.57457°
Altitude
518.372 km
Speed
7.609 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 02m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-45.32013°
Longitude
-165.84114°
Altitude
534.808 km
Speed
7.597 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 55m 47s
Apparent Declination
-42° 34' 01"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:46:31
Azimuth
212.579° SW
Elevation
-86.827°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
530.082 km
Perigee altitude
518.334 km
Semi-major axis
6,902.345 km
Eccentricity
0.00085
Inclination
49.947°
RAAN
45.5497°
Arg. of periapsis
342.6972°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
17.3687°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.78485 °/min
Orbital period
95.12 mins
BSTAR
0.00016588
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GUANGCHUAN 01 Visibility forecast

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7 mins2025-07-06 23:32:20.000Z309.826° NW2025-07-06 23:35:20.000Z351.536° N40.228°2025-07-06 23:39:20.000Z112.539° SE
4 mins2025-07-07 01:13:20.000Z255.697° W2025-07-07 01:14:20.000Z236.551° WSW18.934°2025-07-07 01:17:20.000Z182.895° SSW
5 mins2025-07-07 16:40:20.000Z186.895° SSW2025-07-07 16:42:20.000Z139.139° SSE28.114°2025-07-07 16:45:20.000Z77.285° E
6 mins2025-07-07 18:19:20.000Z270.921° WNW2025-07-07 18:21:20.000Z321.132° NNW34.27°2025-07-07 18:25:20.000Z46.541° ENE
4 mins2025-07-07 20:00:20.000Z327.663° NNW2025-07-07 20:01:20.000Z347.435° N18.752°2025-07-07 20:04:20.000Z39.382° NE
4 mins2025-07-07 21:40:20.000Z340.561° N2025-07-07 21:42:20.000Z24.906° NE21.33°2025-07-07 21:44:20.000Z60.535° ENE
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