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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

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-48
1 62249U 24232N   25181.90978181  .00000092  00000-0  12446-3 0  9997
2 62249  88.9956  57.9029 0016187 323.3475  36.6568 13.50949412 76995

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:50:05.148Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

171.16863°

Altitude

1,062.055 km

Speed

7.326 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-23.39764°

Longitude

-8.44826°

Altitude

1,083.356 km

Speed

7.307 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 16m 33s

Apparent Declination

-42° 40' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:08:33

Azimuth

245.315° WSW

Elevation

-44.401°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.868 km

Perigee altitude

1,053.769 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.956 km

Eccentricity

0.00162

Inclination

88.9956°

RAAN

57.9029°

Arg. of periapsis

323.3475°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

36.6568°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37938 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00012446

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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.
12 mins	2025-07-01 15:42:15.353Z	159.895° S	2025-07-01 15:48:15.353Z	93.553° ESE	39.922°	2025-07-01 15:54:15.353Z	9.047° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-01 17:32:15.353Z	245.274° WSW	2025-07-01 17:35:15.353Z	278.9° WNW	20.764°	2025-07-01 17:40:15.353Z	329.64° NNW
10 mins	2025-07-02 02:53:15.353Z	29.831° NE	2025-07-02 02:58:15.353Z	87.288° E	24.783°	2025-07-02 03:03:15.353Z	136.889° SSE
11 mins	2025-07-02 04:39:15.353Z	345.533° N	2025-07-02 04:44:15.353Z	285.284° WNW	36.05°	2025-07-02 04:50:15.353Z	208.883° SW

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