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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
18 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 18 hours ago
0 GUANGCHUAN 02
1 62112U 24221B   25191.72367180  .00002047  00000-0  12680-3 0  9998
2 62112  49.9448  25.6144 0008332  44.8871 315.2752 15.14229010 34403
Epoch: 2025-07-10T17:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T17:22:05.243Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-163.79331°
Altitude
519.783 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 42m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
45.37557°
Longitude
-109.48387°
Altitude
522.338 km
Speed
7.611 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 22m 31s
Apparent Declination
6° 48' 52"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:23:16
Azimuth
52.523° ENE
Elevation
-27.427°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
529.849 km
Perigee altitude
518.347 km
Semi-major axis
6,902.235 km
Eccentricity
0.00083
Inclination
49.9448°
RAAN
25.6144°
Arg. of periapsis
44.8871°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
315.2752°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.78494 °/min
Orbital period
95.11 mins
BSTAR
0.0001268
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GUANGCHUAN 02 Visibility forecast

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7 mins2025-07-11 15:43:17.873Z223.724° SW2025-07-11 15:46:17.873Z183.601° SSW40.88°2025-07-11 15:50:17.873Z61.057° ENE
5 mins2025-07-11 17:24:17.873Z294.795° NW2025-07-11 17:26:17.873Z341.758° N25.711°2025-07-11 17:29:17.873Z38.729° NE
5 mins2025-07-11 20:44:17.873Z328.712° NNW2025-07-11 20:46:17.873Z11.898° NNE27.137°2025-07-11 20:49:17.873Z78.258° E
6 mins2025-07-11 22:23:17.873Z292.94° NW2025-07-11 22:26:17.873Z199.85° SSW39.432°2025-07-11 22:29:17.873Z142.321° SSE
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