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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

9 hours ago

Origin

Shanghai Blue Arrow Hongqing Technology Co., Ltd. (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

CAST?

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

HQ, Unknown motor

Mass

~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-11-27 (8 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, 3.0 m

Radar Cross Section

4.560 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 GUANGCHUAN 02
1 62112U 24221B   25199.57649319  .00002619  00000-0  15739-3 0  9999
2 62112  49.9453 347.4058 0008135  77.3276 282.8583 15.14286187 35599

Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:50:09.011Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-156.75777°

Altitude

522.447 km

Speed

7.604 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 09m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-44.64015°

Longitude

145.71637°

Altitude

542.48 km

Speed

7.588 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 34m 24s

Apparent Declination

-47° 30' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:50:19

Azimuth

118.626° SE

Elevation

-64.524°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

529.539 km

Perigee altitude

518.309 km

Semi-major axis

6,902.061 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

49.9453°

RAAN

347.4058°

Arg. of periapsis

77.3276°

True anomaly

282.7674°

Mean anomaly

282.8583°

Eccentric anomaly

282.81285°

Mean motion

3.78508 °/min

Orbital period

95.11 mins

BSTAR

0.00015739

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-19 12:10:46.787Z	200.633° SSW	2025-07-19 12:13:46.787Z	131.693° SE	31.155°	2025-07-19 12:16:46.787Z	72.779° E
5 mins	2025-07-19 13:50:46.787Z	277.715° WNW	2025-07-19 13:52:46.787Z	331.099° NNW	32.303°	2025-07-19 13:55:46.787Z	40.318° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 15:31:46.787Z	332.049° NNW	2025-07-19 15:32:46.787Z	352.044° N	18.276°	2025-07-19 15:35:46.787Z	42.092° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 17:11:46.787Z	344.005° N	2025-07-19 17:12:46.787Z	6.103° NNE	22.122°	2025-07-19 17:15:46.787Z	65.363° ENE
5 mins	2025-07-19 18:50:46.787Z	306.966° NW	2025-07-19 18:52:46.787Z	8.94° NNE	44.824°	2025-07-19 18:55:46.787Z	122.188° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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