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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

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-39
1 62240U 24232D   25242.87092654  .00000248  00000-0  99239-4 0  9993
2 62240  88.9948  49.1864 0018140  63.0846 297.2198 14.25237821 86596

Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:54:08.053Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

116.35384°

Altitude

804.809 km

Speed

7.454 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 16m 44s

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

23:57:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

817.666 km

Perigee altitude

791.607 km

Semi-major axis

7,182.774 km

Eccentricity

0.00181

Inclination

88.9948°

RAAN

49.1864°

Arg. of periapsis

63.0846°

True anomaly

297.03476°

Mean anomaly

297.2198°

Eccentric anomaly

297.1273°

Mean motion

3.56537 °/min

Orbital period

100.97 mins

BSTAR

0.000099239

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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.
6 mins	2025-08-31 10:31:30.814Z	118.151° SE	2025-08-31 10:34:30.814Z	77.677° E	20.137°	2025-08-31 10:37:30.814Z	37.041° NE
8 mins	2025-08-31 12:11:30.814Z	209.522° SW	2025-08-31 12:15:30.814Z	282.88° WNW	33.62°	2025-08-31 12:19:30.814Z	341.625° N
8 mins	2025-08-31 22:46:30.814Z	28.926° NE	2025-08-31 22:49:30.814Z	78.517° E	30.4°	2025-08-31 22:54:30.814Z	150.777° SSE
7 mins	2025-09-01 00:27:30.814Z	325.606° NNW	2025-09-01 00:30:30.814Z	282.393° WNW	23.194°	2025-09-01 00:34:30.814Z	229.737° WSW