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QIANFAN-54, 62255

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-54, 62255 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

62255, 2024-232U

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-54
1 62255U 24232U   25242.91109738  .00000070  00000-0  89198-4 0  9992
2 62255  88.9941  51.3768 0003059 136.4851 223.6542 13.50968055 85397

Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:51:58.813Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

104.04314°

Altitude

1,073.301 km

Speed

7.315 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 25m 30s

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

23:57:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,068.027 km

Perigee altitude

1,063.473 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.887 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

88.9941°

RAAN

51.3768°

Arg. of periapsis

136.4851°

True anomaly

223.63001°

Mean anomaly

223.6542°

Eccentric anomaly

223.6421°

Mean motion

3.37943 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.000089198

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QIANFAN-54 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.
9 mins	2025-08-31 10:26:09.261Z	123.371° SE	2025-08-31 10:31:09.261Z	73.218° E	21.24°	2025-08-31 10:35:09.261Z	31.616° NE
11 mins	2025-08-31 12:12:09.261Z	199.259° SSW	2025-08-31 12:17:09.261Z	277.61° WNW	39.778°	2025-08-31 12:23:09.261Z	349.838° N
12 mins	2025-08-31 23:21:09.261Z	6.779° NNE	2025-08-31 23:26:09.261Z	60.532° ENE	43.081°	2025-08-31 23:33:09.261Z	174° S
6 mins	2025-09-01 01:10:09.261Z	310.696° NW	2025-09-01 01:12:09.261Z	289.614° WNW	17.007°	2025-09-01 01:16:09.261Z	250.375° W