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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

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

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 (1 year 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-42
1 62243U 24232G   26096.90254509  .00000632  00000-0  26598-3 0  9991
2 62243  89.0098  24.2254 0017422  69.6548 290.6515 14.24565052117760

Epoch: 2026-04-06T21:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-06T21:39:39.895Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-135.87778°

Altitude

808.617 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 36m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:59:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

819.418 km

Perigee altitude

794.382 km

Semi-major axis

7,185.037 km

Eccentricity

0.00174

Inclination

89.0098°

RAAN

24.2254°

Arg. of periapsis

69.6548°

True anomaly

290.46454°

Mean anomaly

290.6515°

Eccentric anomaly

290.55804°

Mean motion

3.56369 °/min

Orbital period

101.02 mins

BSTAR

0.00026598

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QIANFAN-42 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.
8 mins	2026-04-07 08:21:35.490Z	333.845° NNW	2026-04-07 08:25:35.490Z	277.892° WNW	25.179°	2026-04-07 08:29:35.490Z	225.341° WSW
9 mins	2026-04-07 19:41:35.490Z	186.309° SSW	2026-04-07 19:45:35.490Z	254.513° W	43.698°	2026-04-07 19:50:35.490Z	354.617° N
6 mins	2026-04-08 06:17:35.490Z	41.403° NE	2026-04-08 06:20:35.490Z	83.006° E	20.286°	2026-04-08 06:23:35.490Z	122.921° SE

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QIANFAN-42, 62243

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-06T21:39:39.895Z)

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Other satellites on launch #232 in the year 2024 (2024-12-05 UTC)

QIANFAN-42 Visibility forecast

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