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QIANFAN-44, 62245

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-44, 62245 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

62245, 2024-232J

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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 (5 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 14 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-44
1 62245U 24232J   25132.91708135  .00000146  00000-0  21179-3 0  9993
2 62245  88.9974  62.7145 0016055  89.9255 270.3735 13.49484022 70467

Epoch: 2025-05-12T22:00Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T22:00:35.828Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-138.35808°

Altitude

1,077.05 km

Speed

7.314 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 10m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-85.39105°

Longitude

-150.88903°

Altitude

1,114.778 km

Speed

7.289 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 48m 45s

Apparent Declination

-66° 06' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:14:49

Azimuth

174.077° S

Elevation

-63.552°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,083.171 km

Perigee altitude

1,059.251 km

Semi-major axis

7,449.348 km

Eccentricity

0.0016055

Inclination

88.9974°

RAAN

62.7145°

Arg. of periapsis

89.9255°

True anomaly

270.18953°

Mean anomaly

270.3735°

Eccentric anomaly

270.28151°

Mean motion

3.37572 °/min

BSTAR

0.00021179

Orbital period

106.64 mins

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QIANFAN-44 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.
12 mins	2025-05-13 19:27:20.008Z	168.522° S	2025-05-13 19:33:20.008Z	110.358° ESE	43.369°	2025-05-13 19:39:20.008Z	4.299° NNE
6 mins	2025-05-13 21:18:20.008Z	256.501° W	2025-05-13 21:21:20.008Z	287.75° WNW	16.497°	2025-05-13 21:24:20.008Z	317.21° NNW
10 mins	2025-05-14 06:39:20.008Z	26.759° NE	2025-05-14 06:43:20.008Z	75.4° E	29.674°	2025-05-14 06:49:20.008Z	145.819° SSE
9 mins	2025-05-14 08:26:20.008Z	334.053° NNW	2025-05-14 08:30:20.008Z	280.428° WNW	30.666°	2025-05-14 08:35:20.008Z	220.757° SW

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