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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

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-05 (7 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, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-37
1 62238U 24232B   25181.90154565  .00000090  00000-0  12162-3 0  9990
2 62238  88.9950  58.0215 0015753 323.7865  36.2219 13.50945416 76912

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:38:13.544Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

174.26037°

Altitude

1,062.276 km

Speed

7.325 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 52m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

11.11077°

Longitude

174.41142°

Altitude

1,063.222 km

Speed

7.325 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 29m 15s

Apparent Declination

-14° 04' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:59:31

Azimuth

62.584° ENE

Elevation

-48.224°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.56 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.107 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.97 km

Eccentricity

0.00158

Inclination

88.995°

RAAN

58.0215°

Arg. of periapsis

323.7865°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

36.2219°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37937 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00012162

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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	2025-07-01 15:31:25.336Z	149.247° SSE	2025-07-01 15:36:25.336Z	90.192° ESE	35.528°	2025-07-01 15:42:25.336Z	13.266° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-01 17:19:25.336Z	231.531° WSW	2025-07-01 17:23:25.336Z	278.671° WNW	24.995°	2025-07-01 17:28:25.336Z	333.099° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-02 02:42:25.336Z	41.117° NE	2025-07-02 02:45:25.336Z	73.54° E	20.656°	2025-07-02 02:50:25.336Z	125.114° SE
11 mins	2025-07-02 04:27:25.336Z	350.218° N	2025-07-02 04:32:25.336Z	288.986° WNW	40.201°	2025-07-02 04:38:25.336Z	200.993° SSW

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