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QIANFAN-39, 62240

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-39, 62240 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

62240, 2024-232D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-39
1 62240U 24232D   25181.85921043  .00000272  00000-0  10968-3 0  9994
2 62240  88.9951  56.2160 0013764 258.3588 101.6061 14.25215277 77900

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:37:15.781Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-172.26273°

Altitude

812.833 km

Speed

7.446 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 44m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.16721°

Longitude

-172.41757°

Altitude

813.088 km

Speed

7.446 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 01m 20s

Apparent Declination

-28° 27' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:43:01

Azimuth

93.582° ESE

Elevation

-43.508°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

814.599 km

Perigee altitude

794.826 km

Semi-major axis

7,182.85 km

Eccentricity

0.00138

Inclination

88.9951°

RAAN

56.216°

Arg. of periapsis

258.3588°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

101.6061°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.56532 °/min

Orbital period

100.97 mins

BSTAR

0.00010968

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QIANFAN-39 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.
8 mins	2025-07-01 15:16:38.105Z	139.217° SSE	2025-07-01 15:20:38.105Z	84.923° E	28.081°	2025-07-01 15:24:38.105Z	24.496° NE
7 mins	2025-07-01 16:58:38.105Z	228.229° WSW	2025-07-01 17:01:38.105Z	273.352° WNW	25.705°	2025-07-01 17:05:38.105Z	331.028° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-02 03:32:38.105Z	15.092° NNE	2025-07-02 03:36:38.105Z	94.976° ESE	39.205°	2025-07-02 03:41:38.105Z	165.609° S
5 mins	2025-07-02 05:14:38.105Z	314.362° NW	2025-07-02 05:16:38.105Z	289.49° WNW	16.483°	2025-07-02 05:19:38.105Z	251.723° W

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