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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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-44
1 62245U 24232J   25181.87676382  .00000083  00000-0  10957-3 0  9992
2 62245  88.9957  57.7548 0012575 317.6334  42.3845 13.50944049 77076

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:02:32.394Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-177.06045°

Altitude

1,064.827 km

Speed

7.323 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-13.6612°

Longitude

3.12582°

Altitude

1,079.55 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 39m 44s

Apparent Declination

-32° 57' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:04:55

Azimuth

261.702° W

Elevation

-46.893°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,075.199 km

Perigee altitude

1,056.478 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.975 km

Eccentricity

0.00126

Inclination

88.9957°

RAAN

57.7548°

Arg. of periapsis

317.6334°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

42.3845°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37937 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00010957

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-01 14:56:28.725Z	126.88° SE	2025-07-01 15:01:28.725Z	75.683° E	23.011°	2025-07-01 15:06:28.725Z	25.09° NE
11 mins	2025-07-01 16:42:28.725Z	202.351° SSW	2025-07-01 16:47:28.725Z	271.04° WNW	37.957°	2025-07-01 16:53:28.725Z	347.504° N
11 mins	2025-07-02 03:52:28.725Z	5.55° NNE	2025-07-02 03:57:28.725Z	120.762° SE	44.251°	2025-07-02 04:03:28.725Z	177.174° S
6 mins	2025-07-02 05:40:28.725Z	312.064° NW	2025-07-02 05:42:28.725Z	292.268° WNW	15.615°	2025-07-02 05:46:28.725Z	254.132° W

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