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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

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-45
1 62246U 24232K   25181.84403548  .00000079  00000-0  10364-3 0  9999
2 62246  88.9961  57.8990 0013224 317.0801  42.9317 13.50942579 76995

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:15:24.665Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-165.10179°

Altitude

1,064.54 km

Speed

7.323 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

81.21746°

Longitude

8.36457°

Altitude

1,090.239 km

Speed

7.31 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 43m 18s

Apparent Declination

34° 07' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:49:28

Azimuth

348.499° N

Elevation

-14.927°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,075.688 km

Perigee altitude

1,056 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.981 km

Eccentricity

0.00132

Inclination

88.9961°

RAAN

57.899°

Arg. of periapsis

317.0801°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

42.9317°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37937 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00010364

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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	2025-07-01 15:54:13.754Z	167.485° S	2025-07-01 16:00:13.754Z	100.337° ESE	43.25°	2025-07-01 16:06:13.754Z	4.678° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-01 17:45:13.754Z	258.378° W	2025-07-01 17:47:13.754Z	279.346° WNW	16.99°	2025-07-01 17:51:13.754Z	319.46° NNW
10 mins	2025-07-02 03:05:13.754Z	25.813° NE	2025-07-02 03:10:13.754Z	88.519° E	29.183°	2025-07-02 03:15:13.754Z	143.251° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-02 04:52:13.754Z	335.892° NNW	2025-07-02 04:56:13.754Z	283.794° WNW	31.582°	2025-07-02 05:02:13.754Z	215.898° SW

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