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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
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Partially 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-42
1 62243U 24232G   25242.87377850  .00000246  00000-0  10008-3 0  9994
2 62243  88.9946  49.2186 0017083  68.0170 292.2836 14.24342142 86580
Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:58:14.462Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
115.35652°
Altitude
809.125 km
Speed
7.451 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 16m 52s
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
23:55:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
819.926 km
Perigee altitude
795.375 km
Semi-major axis
7,185.787 km
Eccentricity
0.00171
Inclination
88.9946°
RAAN
49.2186°
Arg. of periapsis
68.017°
True anomaly
292.10232°
Mean anomaly
292.2836°
Eccentric anomaly
292.19297°
Mean motion
3.56313 °/min
Orbital period
101.03 mins
BSTAR
0.00010008
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