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QIANFAN-38, 62239

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-38, 62239 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

62239, 2024-232C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-38
1 62239U 24232C   25181.92623787  .00000078  00000-0  10206-3 0  9993
2 62239  88.9956  57.9234 0013482 318.8513  41.1620 13.50949550 76970

Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:13:46.951Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

165.24873°

Altitude

1,064.166 km

Speed

7.324 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-20.18209°

Longitude

164.82924°

Altitude

1,067.201 km

Speed

7.322 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 17m 26s

Apparent Declination

-39° 11' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:12:54

Azimuth

108.931° ESE

Elevation

-45.466°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,075.854 km

Perigee altitude

1,055.782 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.955 km

Eccentricity

0.00135

Inclination

88.9956°

RAAN

57.9234°

Arg. of periapsis

318.8513°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

41.162°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37938 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00010206

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QIANFAN-38 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.
4 mins	2025-07-01 14:24:25.865Z	90.189° ESE	2025-07-01 14:26:25.865Z	71.874° E	12.331°	2025-07-01 14:28:25.865Z	53.191° ENE
11 mins	2025-07-01 16:07:25.865Z	174.679° S	2025-07-01 16:12:25.865Z	28.06° NE	44.686°	2025-07-01 16:18:25.865Z	0.282° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-01 17:57:25.865Z	265.664° W	2025-07-01 17:59:25.865Z	285.028° WNW	13.756°	2025-07-01 18:02:25.865Z	313.158° NW
10 mins	2025-07-02 03:17:25.865Z	24.471° NE	2025-07-02 03:21:25.865Z	78.936° E	33.595°	2025-07-02 03:27:25.865Z	152.342° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-02 05:03:25.865Z	334.753° NNW	2025-07-02 05:08:25.865Z	274.79° WNW	27.155°	2025-07-02 05:13:25.865Z	224.246° SW

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