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QIANFAN-47, 62248

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-47, 62248 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

62248, 2024-232M

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-47
1 62248U 24232M   25181.87281914  .00000081  00000-0  10754-3 0  9991
2 62248  88.9952  57.9114 0013850 321.6562  38.3603 13.50956055 76986

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:56:51.573Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-175.47988°

Altitude

1,063.613 km

Speed

7.324 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

88.14713°

Longitude

-28.1758°

Altitude

1,089.454 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 38m 44s

Apparent Declination

33° 55' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:28:52

Azimuth

357.87° N

Elevation

-16.128°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,076.104 km

Perigee altitude

1,055.484 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.931 km

Eccentricity

0.00139

Inclination

88.9952°

RAAN

57.9114°

Arg. of periapsis

321.6562°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

38.3603°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3794 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00010754

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QIANFAN-47 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.
9 mins	2025-07-01 14:51:31.746Z	119.49° SE	2025-07-01 14:55:31.746Z	79.106° E	20.842°	2025-07-01 15:00:31.746Z	28.28° NE
11 mins	2025-07-01 16:36:31.746Z	196.992° SSW	2025-07-01 16:41:31.746Z	260.621° W	39.941°	2025-07-01 16:47:31.746Z	348.95° N
11 mins	2025-07-02 03:46:31.746Z	8.168° NNE	2025-07-02 03:51:31.746Z	91.894° ESE	43.352°	2025-07-02 03:57:31.746Z	172.684° S
7 mins	2025-07-02 05:34:31.746Z	315.578° NNW	2025-07-02 05:37:31.746Z	284.226° WNW	17.489°	2025-07-02 05:41:31.746Z	246.746° WSW

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