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QIANFAN-50, 62251

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-50, 62251 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

62251, 2024-232Q

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 (2 years 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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-50
1 62251U 24232Q   26304.99946108 -.01997308  00000-0 -34546+1 0  9991
2 62251  89.0214   8.8605 0016612 331.8495  28.1755 13.47953290111518

Epoch: 2026-10-31T23:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-31T23:59:13.437Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-31.24262°

Altitude

1,071.829 km

Speed

7.321 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 35m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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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

07:37:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,089.238 km

Perigee altitude

1,064.469 km

Semi-major axis

7,454.991 km

Eccentricity

0.00166

Inclination

89.0214°

RAAN

8.8605°

Arg. of periapsis

331.8495°

True anomaly

28.26555°

Mean anomaly

28.1755°

Eccentric anomaly

28.22051°

Mean motion

3.37188 °/min

Orbital period

106.77 mins

BSTAR

-3.4546

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QIANFAN-50 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.
5 mins	2026-11-01 14:53:29.738Z	51.034° ENE	2026-11-01 14:55:29.738Z	68.631° E	12.419°	2026-11-01 14:58:29.738Z	95.424° ESE
12 mins	2026-11-01 16:38:29.738Z	2.933° NNE	2026-11-01 16:43:29.738Z	31.041° NE	78.389°	2026-11-01 16:50:29.738Z	180.044° SSW
6 mins	2026-11-01 18:27:29.738Z	312.94° NW	2026-11-01 18:30:29.738Z	284.071° WNW	15.336°	2026-11-01 18:33:29.738Z	257.177° W
11 mins	2026-11-02 04:39:29.738Z	170.65° S	2026-11-02 04:44:29.738Z	83.273° E	79.196°	2026-11-02 04:50:29.738Z	2.088° NNE
6 mins	2026-11-02 06:29:29.738Z	256.731° W	2026-11-02 06:32:29.738Z	285.862° WNW	16.108°	2026-11-02 06:35:29.738Z	314.483° NW

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QIANFAN-50, 62251

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-31T23:59:13.437Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #232 in the year 2024 (2024-12-05 UTC)

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