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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

62242, 2024-232F

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-41
1 62242U 24232F   25181.89336801  .00000077  00000-0  10133-3 0  9999
2 62242  88.9954  57.8819 0012777 314.9817  45.0297 13.50946724 76995

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:26:26.996Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

177.07277°

Altitude

1,065.011 km

Speed

7.323 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-63.4104°

Longitude

175.02415°

Altitude

1,084.021 km

Speed

7.314 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 05m 19s

Apparent Declination

-59° 35' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:12:37

Azimuth

145.306° SSE

Elevation

-62.037°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,075.34 km

Perigee altitude

1,056.317 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.965 km

Eccentricity

0.00128

Inclination

88.9954°

RAAN

57.8819°

Arg. of periapsis

314.9817°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

45.0297°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37938 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00010133

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-01 15:19:18.632Z	144.006° SSE	2025-07-01 15:25:18.632Z	75.352° E	31.414°	2025-07-01 15:30:18.632Z	18.417° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-01 17:07:18.632Z	222.832° SW	2025-07-01 17:11:18.632Z	272.218° WNW	29.056°	2025-07-01 17:17:18.632Z	339.88° N
6 mins	2025-07-02 02:31:18.632Z	49.502° ENE	2025-07-02 02:34:18.632Z	81.145° E	17.142°	2025-07-02 02:37:18.632Z	110.744° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-02 04:16:18.632Z	353.673° N	2025-07-02 04:21:18.632Z	256.93° W	43.234°	2025-07-02 04:27:18.632Z	192.489° SSW

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