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QIANFAN-43, 62244

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-43, 62244 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

62244, 2024-232H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-43
1 62244U 24232H   25181.88911238  .00000072  00000-0  93934-4 0  9999
2 62244  88.9959  57.9403 0014450 319.9008  40.1076 13.50948388 45602

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:20:19.309Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

178.6674°

Altitude

1,063.499 km

Speed

7.324 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

52.96754°

Longitude

-2.70464°

Altitude

1,088.031 km

Speed

7.308 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 46m 48s

Apparent Declination

19° 38' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:16:03

Azimuth

309.797° NW

Elevation

-12.843°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,076.579 km

Perigee altitude

1,055.066 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.959 km

Eccentricity

0.00145

Inclination

88.9959°

RAAN

57.9403°

Arg. of periapsis

319.9008°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

40.1076°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37938 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.000093934

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QIANFAN-43 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	2025-07-01 15:13:54.020Z	137.244° SSE	2025-07-01 15:18:54.020Z	80.965° E	29.051°	2025-07-01 15:23:54.020Z	21.928° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-01 17:00:54.020Z	217.108° SW	2025-07-01 17:05:54.020Z	285.986° WNW	31.271°	2025-07-01 17:10:54.020Z	340.525° N
6 mins	2025-07-02 02:24:54.020Z	48.221° ENE	2025-07-02 02:27:54.020Z	77.809° E	15.372°	2025-07-02 02:30:54.020Z	106.448° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-02 04:09:54.020Z	357.124° N	2025-07-02 04:14:54.020Z	277.76° WNW	44.459°	2025-07-02 04:20:54.020Z	188.549° SSW

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