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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

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-45
1 62246U 24232K   25132.96041088  .00000133  00000-0  18754-3 0  9997
2 62246  88.9977  62.8496 0016655  89.3747 270.9312 13.50953228 70397

Epoch: 2025-05-12T23:02Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T23:02:59.5Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-153.86432°

Altitude

1,071.526 km

Speed

7.316 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 11m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

1.21243°

Longitude

26.0659°

Altitude

1,071.687 km

Speed

7.316 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 28m 00s

Apparent Declination

-37° 42' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:00:59

Azimuth

236.063° WSW

Elevation

-18.727°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,078.202 km

Perigee altitude

1,053.407 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.942 km

Eccentricity

0.0016655

Inclination

88.9977°

RAAN

62.8496°

Arg. of periapsis

89.3747°

True anomaly

270.74037°

Mean anomaly

270.9312°

Eccentric anomaly

270.83578°

Mean motion

3.37939 °/min

BSTAR

0.00018754

Orbital period

106.53 mins

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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.
11 mins	2025-05-13 18:42:42.567Z	138.232° SSE	2025-05-13 18:48:42.567Z	72.607° E	27.764°	2025-05-13 18:53:42.567Z	20.28° NNE
11 mins	2025-05-13 20:29:42.567Z	212.39° SW	2025-05-13 20:34:42.567Z	275.545° WNW	32.55°	2025-05-13 20:40:42.567Z	343.592° N
5 mins	2025-05-14 05:54:42.567Z	54.157° ENE	2025-05-14 05:56:42.567Z	73.851° E	14.227°	2025-05-14 05:59:42.567Z	102.61° ESE
12 mins	2025-05-14 07:38:42.567Z	358.714° N	2025-05-14 07:43:42.567Z	326.589° NNW	44.352°	2025-05-14 07:50:42.567Z	186.232° SSW

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