QIANFAN-48, 62249
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-48, 62249 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass
267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-48
1 62249U 24232N 25339.96458004 .00000178 00000-0 25687-3 0 9991
2 62249 89.0034 41.9065 0016372 213.9462 146.0643 13.50977485 98336Epoch: 2025-12-05T23:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T23:08:59.715Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
-20.34143°
Altitude
1,081.741 km
Speed
7.306 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 47m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:09:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,077.902 km
Perigee altitude
1,053.528 km
Semi-major axis
7,443.852 km
Eccentricity
0.00164
Inclination
89.0034°
RAAN
41.9065°
Arg. of periapsis
213.9462°
True anomaly
146.16886°
Mean anomaly
146.0643°
Eccentric anomaly
146.1166°
Mean motion
3.37945 °/min
Orbital period
106.53 mins
BSTAR
0.00025687
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Other satellites on launch #232 in the year 2024 (2024-12-05 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.QIANFAN-48 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. |
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| 11 mins | 2025-12-06 15:44:53.383Z | 20.179° NNE | 2025-12-06 15:49:53.383Z | 75.441° E | 30.832° | 2025-12-06 15:55:53.383Z | 147.75° SSE |
| 9 mins | 2025-12-06 17:32:53.383Z | 331.841° NNW | 2025-12-06 17:36:53.383Z | 277.804° WNW | 29.469° | 2025-12-06 17:41:53.383Z | 221.718° SW |
| 10 mins | 2025-12-07 03:42:53.383Z | 134.047° SE | 2025-12-07 03:47:53.383Z | 74.66° E | 28.461° | 2025-12-07 03:52:53.383Z | 20.77° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2025-12-07 05:28:53.383Z | 212.412° SW | 2025-12-07 05:33:53.383Z | 273.045° WNW | 32.488° | 2025-12-07 05:39:53.383Z | 342.7° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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