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QIANFAN-37, 62238

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-37, 62238 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 05 Dec 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6A launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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

62238, 2024-232B

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-05 (9 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 6A

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-37
1 62238U 24232B   25242.93148070  .00000067  00000-0  85080-4 0  9999
2 62238  88.9940  51.8103 0002395  80.0238 280.1184 13.50961061 85154

Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:21:19.932Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

97.11855°

Altitude

1,071.365 km

Speed

7.316 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 27m 14s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:50:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,067.559 km

Perigee altitude

1,063.993 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.913 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

88.994°

RAAN

51.8103°

Arg. of periapsis

80.0238°

True anomaly

280.09138°

Mean anomaly

280.1184°

Eccentric anomaly

280.10489°

Mean motion

3.37941 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00008508

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QIANFAN-37 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.
11 mins	2025-08-31 10:54:26.221Z	142.524° SSE	2025-08-31 11:00:26.221Z	71.412° E	30.826°	2025-08-31 11:05:26.221Z	17.831° NNE
9 mins	2025-08-31 12:42:26.221Z	223.628° SW	2025-08-31 12:46:26.221Z	275.923° WNW	29.538°	2025-08-31 12:51:26.221Z	336.157° NNW
6 mins	2025-08-31 22:06:26.221Z	52.228° ENE	2025-08-31 22:08:26.221Z	73.073° E	16.655°	2025-08-31 22:12:26.221Z	112.598° SE
12 mins	2025-08-31 23:50:26.221Z	355.37° N	2025-08-31 23:55:26.221Z	304.96° NW	43.126°	2025-09-01 00:02:26.221Z	191.424° SSW