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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

8 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 (8 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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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-54
1 62255U 24232U   25221.58021004  .00000041  00000-0  45151-4 0  9990
2 62255  88.9924  53.5480 0001120 168.7985 191.3191 13.50952521 82519

Epoch: 2025-08-09T13:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T13:55:30.147Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-113.64149°

Altitude

1,072.527 km

Speed

7.315 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 34m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

16.20692°

Longitude

66.03356°

Altitude

1,070.227 km

Speed

7.319 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 24m 55s

Apparent Declination

-19° 28' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:04:41

Azimuth

102.167° ESE

Elevation

-16.125°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,066.641 km

Perigee altitude

1,064.973 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.944 km

Eccentricity

0.00011

Inclination

88.9924°

RAAN

53.548°

Arg. of periapsis

168.7985°

True anomaly

191.31658°

Mean anomaly

191.3191°

Eccentric anomaly

191.31784°

Mean motion

3.37939 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.000045151

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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.
5 mins	2025-08-09 23:26:36.401Z	47.438° ENE	2025-08-09 23:29:36.401Z	75.19° E	13.128°	2025-08-09 23:31:36.401Z	94.122° ESE
11 mins	2025-08-10 01:11:36.401Z	0.598° NNE	2025-08-10 01:16:36.401Z	351.91° N	44.793°	2025-08-10 01:22:36.401Z	183.388° SSW
4 mins	2025-08-10 03:00:36.401Z	306.872° NW	2025-08-10 03:02:36.401Z	287.851° WNW	12.929°	2025-08-10 03:04:36.401Z	269.189° W
11 mins	2025-08-10 13:08:36.401Z	172.188° S	2025-08-10 13:13:36.401Z	117.119° SE	44.534°	2025-08-10 13:19:36.401Z	1.664° NNE
6 mins	2025-08-10 14:58:36.401Z	260.204° W	2025-08-10 15:01:36.401Z	289.875° WNW	14.642°	2025-08-10 15:04:36.401Z	317.589° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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