QIANFAN-41, 62242
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-41, 62242 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass
267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-41
1 62242U 24232F 26246.83359624 .00000095 00000-0 12860-3 0 9993
2 62242 89.0141 14.5796 0015400 140.6447 219.5827 13.51027746135042Epoch: 2026-09-03T20:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-03T20:00:22.715Z)
Latitude
0.00007°
Longitude
91.51886°
Altitude
1,080.28 km
Speed
7.308 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 58m 19s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:54:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,076.994 km
Perigee altitude
1,054.067 km
Semi-major axis
7,443.668 km
Eccentricity
0.00154
Inclination
89.0141°
RAAN
14.5796°
Arg. of periapsis
140.6447°
True anomaly
219.47042°
Mean anomaly
219.5827°
Eccentric anomaly
219.52654°
Mean motion
3.37958 °/min
Orbital period
106.52 mins
BSTAR
0.0001286
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Other satellites on launch #232 in the year 2024 (2024-12-05 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.QIANFAN-41 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. |
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| 12 mins | 2026-09-04 08:32:57.164Z | 157.569° S | 2026-09-04 08:38:57.164Z | 80.039° E | 39.313° | 2026-09-04 08:44:57.164Z | 8.93° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2026-09-04 10:21:57.164Z | 239.141° WSW | 2026-09-04 10:25:57.164Z | 283.787° WNW | 21.56° | 2026-09-04 10:29:57.164Z | 325.977° NNW |
| 9 mins | 2026-09-04 19:43:57.164Z | 34.107° NE | 2026-09-04 19:47:57.164Z | 80.104° E | 23.64° | 2026-09-04 19:52:57.164Z | 133.049° SE |
| 10 mins | 2026-09-04 21:29:57.164Z | 344.578° N | 2026-09-04 21:34:57.164Z | 271.136° WNW | 36.764° | 2026-09-04 21:39:57.164Z | 208.826° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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