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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

10 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 10 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-54
1 62255U 24232U   25182.84377182  .00000081  00000-0  10640-3 0  9994
2 62255  88.9949  57.4901 0002959  32.8646 327.2689 13.50956943 77285

Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:15:01.885Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-166.40116°

Altitude

1,069.839 km

Speed

7.318 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 49m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

38.40899°

Longitude

12.76541°

Altitude

1,074.898 km

Speed

7.318 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 01m 57s

Apparent Declination

11° 37' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:31:51

Azimuth

274.26° WNW

Elevation

13.167°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,067.994 km

Perigee altitude

1,063.588 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.928 km

Eccentricity

0.0003

Inclination

88.9949°

RAAN

57.4901°

Arg. of periapsis

32.8646°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

327.2689°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3794 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.0001064

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-02 15:55:13.399Z	169.524° S	2025-07-02 16:00:13.399Z	68.376° E	44.211°	2025-07-02 16:06:13.399Z	2.476° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-02 17:45:13.399Z	263.264° W	2025-07-02 17:47:13.399Z	283.718° WNW	15.517°	2025-07-02 17:50:13.399Z	313.36° NW
10 mins	2025-07-03 03:05:13.399Z	26.694° NE	2025-07-03 03:09:13.399Z	78.281° E	31.005°	2025-07-03 03:15:13.399Z	148.349° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-03 04:51:13.399Z	337.341° NNW	2025-07-03 04:56:13.399Z	275.186° WNW	29.464°	2025-07-03 05:01:13.399Z	221.057° SW

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