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QIANFAN-49, 62250

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-49, 62250 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

62250, 2024-232P

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-49
1 62250U 24232P   25242.92747650  .00000063  00000-0  78196-4 0  9997
2 62250  88.9946  51.7107 0015700 130.5428 229.7093 13.50958390 53821

Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T22:15:33.969Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

98.46441°

Altitude

1,079.26 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 26m 50s

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

23:53:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.473 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.099 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.923 km

Eccentricity

0.00157

Inclination

88.9946°

RAAN

51.7107°

Arg. of periapsis

130.5428°

True anomaly

229.57224°

Mean anomaly

229.7093°

Eccentric anomaly

229.64075°

Mean motion

3.37941 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.000078196

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QIANFAN-49 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.
10 mins	2025-08-31 10:49:22.769Z	136.234° SSE	2025-08-31 10:54:22.769Z	77.804° E	29.037°	2025-08-31 10:59:22.769Z	21.019° NNE
10 mins	2025-08-31 12:36:22.769Z	218.176° SW	2025-08-31 12:40:22.769Z	269.399° W	31.468°	2025-08-31 12:46:22.769Z	341.388° N
6 mins	2025-08-31 22:00:22.769Z	50.699° ENE	2025-08-31 22:02:22.769Z	70.39° E	14.858°	2025-08-31 22:06:22.769Z	108.872° ESE
11 mins	2025-08-31 23:45:22.769Z	356.953° N	2025-08-31 23:50:22.769Z	244.047° WSW	44.308°	2025-08-31 23:56:22.769Z	188.17° SSW