GUANGCHUAN 02, 62112
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GUANGCHUAN 02, 62112 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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62112 intel report (Beta)
GUANGCHUAN 02 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CAST? |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | HQ, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 GUANGCHUAN 02
1 62112U 24221B 24348.39212912 .00041683 00000-0 59366-3 0 9997
2 62112 49.9642 337.3992 0104960 210.5306 148.9523 15.49587280 2509Epoch: 2024-12-13T09:24Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-13T09:24:39.955Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 113.67393° |
| Altitude | 479.794 km |
| Speed | 7.593 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 22h 29m 35s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -34.00388° |
| Longitude | -34.87978° |
| Altitude | 358.879 km |
| Speed | 7.733 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 11h 03m 37s |
| Apparent Declination | -39° 20' 54" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 21:17:58 |
| Azimuth | 263.058° W |
| Elevation | -69.726° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 490.059 km |
| Perigee altitude | 347.379 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,796.856 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.010496 |
| Inclination | 49.9642° |
| RAAN | 337.3992° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 210.5306° |
| True anomaly | 149.56571° |
| Mean anomaly | 148.9523° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 149.25969° |
| Mean motion | 3.8733 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00059366 |
| Orbital period | 92.94 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #221 in the year 2024 (2024-11-27 UTC)
| GUANGCHUAN 01, 62111 |
| GUANGCHUAN 02, 62112 |
| ZQ-2E R/B, 62113 |
GUANGCHUAN 02 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 5 mins | 2024-12-14 02:39:01.203Z | 235.64° WSW | 2024-12-14 02:41:01.203Z | 315.02° NNW | 44.995° | 2024-12-14 02:44:01.203Z | 55.498° ENE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-14 04:17:01.203Z | 311.197° NW | 2024-12-14 04:18:01.203Z | 334.013° NNW | 21.239° | 2024-12-14 04:21:01.203Z | 34.678° NE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-14 07:32:01.203Z | 331.003° NNW | 2024-12-14 07:34:01.203Z | 23.591° NE | 26.544° | 2024-12-14 07:36:01.203Z | 75.757° E |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-14 09:09:01.203Z | 283.09° WNW | 2024-12-14 09:11:01.203Z | 219.344° SW | 33.659° | 2024-12-14 09:14:01.203Z | 148.743° SSE |
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