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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

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-54
1 62255U 24232U   25181.88091888  .00000076  00000-0  99056-4 0  9996
2 62255  88.9949  57.5879 0003039  34.1714 325.9632 13.50956751 77157

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:08:31.391Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-178.72727°

Altitude

1,069.818 km

Speed

7.318 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 50m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

68.36672°

Longitude

-1.30456°

Altitude

1,080.228 km

Speed

7.318 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 42m 25s

Apparent Declination

26° 31' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:46:32

Azimuth

332.844° NNW

Elevation

-18.288°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,068.054 km

Perigee altitude

1,063.529 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.929 km

Eccentricity

0.0003

Inclination

88.9949°

RAAN

57.5879°

Arg. of periapsis

34.1714°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

325.9632°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3794 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.000099056

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-01 15:02:08.582Z	131.736° SE	2025-07-01 15:07:08.582Z	80.222° E	25.242°	2025-07-01 15:12:08.582Z	24.998° NE
10 mins	2025-07-01 16:49:08.582Z	210.31° SW	2025-07-01 16:53:08.582Z	263.923° W	35.251°	2025-07-01 16:59:08.582Z	344.165° N
4 mins	2025-07-02 02:14:08.582Z	59.41° ENE	2025-07-02 02:15:08.582Z	68.748° E	12.293°	2025-07-02 02:18:08.582Z	96.394° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-02 03:58:08.582Z	2.034° NNE	2025-07-02 04:03:08.582Z	110.838° ESE	44.964°	2025-07-02 04:09:08.582Z	181.415° SSW
4 mins	2025-07-02 05:47:08.582Z	304.185° NW	2025-07-02 05:49:08.582Z	284.509° WNW	13.645°	2025-07-02 05:51:08.582Z	265.781° W

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