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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
CAST?
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HQ, Unknown motor
Mass
~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 3.0 m
Radar Cross Section
4.560 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 GUANGCHUAN 02
1 62112U 24221B 25256.98721861 .00002873 00000-0 17012-3 0 9999
2 62112 49.9431 68.0596 0007076 306.5040 53.5258 15.14490452 44298Epoch: 2025-09-13T23:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T23:41:35.687Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
79.44816°
Altitude
520.171 km
Speed
7.606 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 32m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:46:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
528.187 km
Perigee altitude
518.42 km
Semi-major axis
6,901.441 km
Eccentricity
0.00071
Inclination
49.9431°
RAAN
68.0596°
Arg. of periapsis
306.504°
True anomaly
53.59104°
Mean anomaly
53.5258°
Eccentric anomaly
53.55841°
Mean motion
3.78559 °/min
Orbital period
95.1 mins
BSTAR
0.00017012
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Other satellites on launch #221 in the year 2024 (2024-11-27 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GUANGCHUAN 02 Visibility forecast
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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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| 7 mins | 2025-09-14 14:06:47.008Z | 213.294° SW | 2025-09-14 14:10:47.008Z | 115.944° SE | 35.496° | 2025-09-14 14:13:47.008Z | 66.795° ENE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-14 15:47:47.008Z | 287.661° WNW | 2025-09-14 15:49:47.008Z | 340.837° N | 29.352° | 2025-09-14 15:52:47.008Z | 40.208° NE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-14 19:07:47.008Z | 330.713° NNW | 2025-09-14 19:09:47.008Z | 12.108° NNE | 24.469° | 2025-09-14 19:12:47.008Z | 71.876° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-14 20:46:47.008Z | 300.555° NW | 2025-09-14 20:49:47.008Z | 176.607° S | 43.971° | 2025-09-14 20:52:47.008Z | 131.075° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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