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QIANFAN-46, 62247

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-46, 62247 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

62247, 2024-232L

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-46
1 62247U 24232L   25181.94270462  .00000084  00000-0  11213-3 0  9998
2 62247  88.9956  57.9647 0013449 322.5942  37.4272 13.50944078 76968

Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:37:29.679Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

159.34577°

Altitude

1,063.79 km

Speed

7.324 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

10.79156°

Longitude

159.49096°

Altitude

1,064.481 km

Speed

7.324 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 50m 10s

Apparent Declination

-15° 28' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:58:52

Azimuth

73.03° E

Elevation

-42.352°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,075.85 km

Perigee altitude

1,055.827 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.975 km

Eccentricity

0.00134

Inclination

88.9956°

RAAN

57.9647°

Arg. of periapsis

322.5942°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

37.4272°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37937 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00011213

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QIANFAN-46 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.
8 mins	2025-07-01 14:45:35.961Z	116.504° SE	2025-07-01 14:49:35.961Z	77.942° E	18.873°	2025-07-01 14:53:35.961Z	36.271° NE
11 mins	2025-07-01 16:30:35.961Z	192.697° SSW	2025-07-01 16:35:35.961Z	260.475° W	41.9°	2025-07-01 16:41:35.961Z	351.44° N
11 mins	2025-07-02 03:40:35.961Z	11.266° NNE	2025-07-02 03:45:35.961Z	94.098° ESE	41.79°	2025-07-02 03:51:35.961Z	168.676° S
7 mins	2025-07-02 05:28:35.961Z	316.38° NNW	2025-07-02 05:31:35.961Z	283.286° WNW	19.377°	2025-07-02 05:35:35.961Z	243.98° WSW

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