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QIANFAN-42, 62243

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-42, 62243 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
62243, 2024-232G
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
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-42
1 62243U 24232G   25181.89399601  .00000264  00000-0  10801-3 0  9997
2 62243  88.9949  56.2357 0012612 264.1262  95.8493 14.24320449 77903
Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:27Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:27:21.255Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
175.19988°
Altitude
814.773 km
Speed
7.445 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 44m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
60.8661°
Longitude
-6.65348°
Altitude
828.531 km
Speed
7.441 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 53m 29s
Apparent Declination
20° 26' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:27:23
Azimuth
323.407° NNW
Elevation
-20.69°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
816.786 km
Perigee altitude
798.661 km
Semi-major axis
7,185.86 km
Eccentricity
0.00126
Inclination
88.9949°
RAAN
56.2357°
Arg. of periapsis
264.1262°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
95.8493°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.56308 °/min
Orbital period
101.04 mins
BSTAR
0.00010801
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QIANFAN-42 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-07-01 16:07:02.569Z180.009° SSW2025-07-01 16:11:02.569Z203.704° SW44.458°2025-07-01 16:16:02.569Z357.68° N
5 mins2025-07-02 02:44:02.569Z49.712° ENE2025-07-02 02:46:02.569Z76.347° E18.084°2025-07-02 02:49:02.569Z115.548° SE
8 mins2025-07-02 04:24:02.569Z343.227° N2025-07-02 04:28:02.569Z260.992° W36.692°2025-07-02 04:32:02.569Z205.318° SW
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