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QIANFAN-45, 62246

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-45, 62246 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

62246, 2024-232K

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

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-45
1 62246U 24232K   25242.87409544  .00000083  00000-0  11016-3 0  9992
2 62246  88.9951  51.6946 0015899 129.0654 231.1914 13.50967935 85239

Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:58:41.846Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

117.71811°

Altitude

1,079.086 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 26m 46s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

23:51:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.586 km

Perigee altitude

1,053.915 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.888 km

Eccentricity

0.00159

Inclination

88.9951°

RAAN

51.6946°

Arg. of periapsis

129.0654°

True anomaly

231.04961°

Mean anomaly

231.1914°

Eccentric anomaly

231.12049°

Mean motion

3.37943 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00011016

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QIANFAN-45 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	2025-08-31 11:18:10.318Z	158.424° S	2025-08-31 11:24:10.318Z	71.563° E	39.817°	2025-08-31 11:30:10.318Z	7.805° NNE
8 mins	2025-08-31 13:07:10.318Z	241.791° WSW	2025-08-31 13:11:10.318Z	286.52° WNW	20.742°	2025-08-31 13:15:10.318Z	326.974° NNW
9 mins	2025-08-31 22:29:10.318Z	34.965° NE	2025-08-31 22:33:10.318Z	83.184° E	24.425°	2025-08-31 22:38:10.318Z	135.375° SSE
10 mins	2025-09-01 00:15:10.318Z	342.673° N	2025-09-01 00:20:10.318Z	266.26° W	35.691°	2025-09-01 00:25:10.318Z	209.541° SW