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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). 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
62112, 2024-221B
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
10 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 10 hours ago
0 GUANGCHUAN 02
1 62112U 24221B   25168.16362227  .00002055  00000-0  12774-3 0  9990
2 62112  49.9432 140.2296 0008941 309.5939  50.4221 15.14086701 30830
Epoch: 2025-06-17T03:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-17T03:55:36.964Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
175.66161°
Altitude
520.37 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 20m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
33.52693°
Longitude
-152.66361°
Altitude
526.213 km
Speed
7.604 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 52m 28s
Apparent Declination
-1° 30' 03"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:21:43
Azimuth
11.669° NNE
Elevation
-51.013°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
530.702 km
Perigee altitude
518.359 km
Semi-major axis
6,902.668 km
Eccentricity
0.00089
Inclination
49.9432°
RAAN
140.2296°
Arg. of periapsis
309.5939°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
50.4221°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.78458 °/min
Orbital period
95.12 mins
BSTAR
0.00012774
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6 mins2025-06-18 00:41:56.943Z210.886° SW2025-06-18 00:44:56.943Z130.788° SE37.285°2025-06-18 00:47:56.943Z67.595° E
5 mins2025-06-18 02:21:56.943Z283.853° WNW2025-06-18 02:23:56.943Z329.416° NNW28.829°2025-06-18 02:26:56.943Z37.03° NE
4 mins2025-06-18 04:02:56.943Z331.05° NNW2025-06-18 04:03:56.943Z349.876° N18.052°2025-06-18 04:06:56.943Z41.756° NE
5 mins2025-06-18 05:42:56.943Z339.821° N2025-06-18 05:44:56.943Z28.931° NE24.597°2025-06-18 05:47:56.943Z77.955° E
6 mins2025-06-18 07:21:56.943Z298.165° NW2025-06-18 07:23:56.943Z250.396° W43.691°2025-06-18 07:27:56.943Z131.601° SE
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