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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

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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-38
1 62239U 24232C   25242.88230124  .00000075  00000-0  96550-4 0  9999
2 62239  88.9947  51.7240 0016052 130.8996 229.3549 13.50965147 85208

Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:10:30.827Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

114.78533°

Altitude

1,079.462 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 26m 53s

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

23:58:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.71 km

Perigee altitude

1,053.812 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.898 km

Eccentricity

0.00161

Inclination

88.9947°

RAAN

51.724°

Arg. of periapsis

130.8996°

True anomaly

229.21551°

Mean anomaly

229.3549°

Eccentric anomaly

229.28519°

Mean motion

3.37942 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00009655

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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.
12 mins	2025-08-31 11:29:35.507Z	166.903° S	2025-08-31 11:35:35.507Z	86.147° E	43.258°	2025-08-31 11:41:35.507Z	4.583° NNE
7 mins	2025-08-31 13:19:35.507Z	251.196° W	2025-08-31 13:22:35.507Z	281.74° WNW	17.187°	2025-08-31 13:26:35.507Z	321.248° NNW
10 mins	2025-08-31 22:40:35.507Z	28.034° NE	2025-08-31 22:44:35.507Z	76.709° E	28.62°	2025-08-31 22:50:35.507Z	144.729° SSE
10 mins	2025-09-01 00:26:35.507Z	340.017° N	2025-09-01 00:31:35.507Z	276.892° WNW	31.514°	2025-09-01 00:36:35.507Z	218.268° SW