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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

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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-41
1 62242U 24232F   25242.92346598  .00000108  00000-0  14773-3 0  9994
2 62242  88.9944  51.6737 0015573 127.0666 233.1912 13.50968434 85230

Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:09:47.46Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

99.87515°

Altitude

1,078.612 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 26m 41s

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:54:51

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.341 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.156 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.886 km

Eccentricity

0.00156

Inclination

88.9944°

RAAN

51.6737°

Arg. of periapsis

127.0666°

True anomaly

233.04849°

Mean anomaly

233.1912°

Eccentric anomaly

233.11983°

Mean motion

3.37943 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00014773

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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.
10 mins	2025-08-31 10:43:16.062Z	135.003° SSE	2025-08-31 10:48:16.062Z	83.387° E	26.859°	2025-08-31 10:53:16.062Z	24.665° NE
10 mins	2025-08-31 12:30:16.062Z	212.502° SW	2025-08-31 12:35:16.062Z	283.648° WNW	33.561°	2025-08-31 12:40:16.062Z	341.766° N
4 mins	2025-08-31 21:55:16.062Z	57.711° ENE	2025-08-31 21:57:16.062Z	77.294° E	13.368°	2025-08-31 21:59:16.062Z	96.341° ESE
11 mins	2025-08-31 23:39:16.062Z	359.846° N	2025-08-31 23:44:16.062Z	299.795° NW	44.933°	2025-08-31 23:50:16.062Z	184.525° SSW