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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 (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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-50
1 62251U 24232Q   25242.87818430  .00000073  00000-0  94073-4 0  9990
2 62251  88.9952  51.7182 0017320 132.3247 227.9375 13.50964978 53845

Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:04:35.123Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

116.26569°

Altitude

1,080.318 km

Speed

7.308 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 26m 52s

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

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:53:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,078.654 km

Perigee altitude

1,052.869 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.898 km

Eccentricity

0.00173

Inclination

88.9952°

RAAN

51.7182°

Arg. of periapsis

132.3247°

True anomaly

227.79036°

Mean anomaly

227.9375°

Eccentric anomaly

227.86391°

Mean motion

3.37942 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.000094073

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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.
12 mins	2025-08-31 11:23:27.907Z	163.394° S	2025-08-31 11:29:27.907Z	95.81° ESE	41.67°	2025-08-31 11:35:27.907Z	7.006° NNE
7 mins	2025-08-31 13:13:27.907Z	247.434° WSW	2025-08-31 13:16:27.907Z	279.141° WNW	18.972°	2025-08-31 13:20:27.907Z	321.053° NNW
10 mins	2025-08-31 22:34:27.907Z	28.719° NE	2025-08-31 22:38:27.907Z	73.863° E	26.311°	2025-08-31 22:44:27.907Z	140.571° SSE
10 mins	2025-09-01 00:21:27.907Z	337.919° N	2025-09-01 00:25:27.907Z	281.366° WNW	33.774°	2025-09-01 00:31:27.907Z	211.565° SW