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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

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-50
1 62251U 24232Q   25181.92215637  .00000081  00000-0  10719-3 0  9991
2 62251  88.9961  57.9146 0014808 319.5189  40.4859 13.50950384 45612

Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:07:54.31Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

166.71329°

Altitude

1,063.335 km

Speed

7.324 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 51m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

75.95425°

Longitude

-17.32976°

Altitude

1,090.928 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 22m 07s

Apparent Declination

32° 35' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:56:53

Azimuth

341.534° N

Elevation

-14.854°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,076.838 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.792 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.952 km

Eccentricity

0.00148

Inclination

88.9961°

RAAN

57.9146°

Arg. of periapsis

319.5189°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

40.4859°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37939 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00010719

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-01 16:01:38.146Z	169.735° S	2025-07-01 16:06:38.146Z	50.278° ENE	44.032°	2025-07-01 16:12:38.146Z	2.171° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-01 17:51:38.146Z	265.271° W	2025-07-01 17:53:38.146Z	285.822° WNW	15.372°	2025-07-01 17:56:38.146Z	314.894° NW
10 mins	2025-07-02 03:11:38.146Z	27.442° NE	2025-07-02 03:15:38.146Z	80.916° E	31.447°	2025-07-02 03:21:38.146Z	149.227° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-02 04:57:38.146Z	336.276° NNW	2025-07-02 05:02:38.146Z	272.853° WNW	29.278°	2025-07-02 05:07:38.146Z	220.832° SW

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