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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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Identifier

62249, 2024-232N

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-05 (9 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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-48
1 62249U 24232N   25242.93990916  .00000090  00000-0  11988-3 0  9996
2 62249  88.9947  51.6961 0018495 136.2332 224.0289 13.50965339 85234

Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:33:28.151Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

93.9618°

Altitude

1,081.579 km

Speed

7.306 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 26m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:53:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,079.528 km

Perigee altitude

1,051.993 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.897 km

Eccentricity

0.00185

Inclination

88.9947°

RAAN

51.6961°

Arg. of periapsis

136.2332°

True anomaly

223.88184°

Mean anomaly

224.0289°

Eccentric anomaly

223.95535°

Mean motion

3.37942 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00011988

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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.
11 mins	2025-08-31 11:06:22.019Z	150.688° SSE	2025-08-31 11:12:22.019Z	73.706° E	35.686°	2025-08-31 11:17:22.019Z	14.445° NNE
9 mins	2025-08-31 12:54:22.019Z	229.139° WSW	2025-08-31 12:58:22.019Z	273.296° WNW	24.827°	2025-08-31 13:03:22.019Z	330.746° NNW
8 mins	2025-08-31 22:17:22.019Z	38.942° NE	2025-08-31 22:21:22.019Z	83.284° E	20.281°	2025-08-31 22:25:22.019Z	123.792° SE
10 mins	2025-09-01 00:03:22.019Z	347.855° N	2025-09-01 00:08:22.019Z	259.752° W	39.831°	2025-09-01 00:13:22.019Z	201.56° SSW