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QIANFAN-72, 62802

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-72, 62802 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 23 Jan 2025 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

62802, 2025-016T

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)

2025-01-23 (5 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-72
1 62802U 25016T   25186.57731442  .00000124  00000-0  17264-3 0  9997
2 62802  88.9845 119.6254 0021471  95.7841 264.5758 13.50955525 25609

Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:51:19.965Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

-12.02115°

Altitude

1,073.244 km

Speed

7.315 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 58m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-8.84093°

Longitude

168.07889°

Altitude

1,074.495 km

Speed

7.314 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 32m 57s

Apparent Declination

-34° 50' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:10:36

Azimuth

108.224° ESE

Elevation

-36.009°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,081.779 km

Perigee altitude

1,049.813 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.933 km

Eccentricity

0.00215

Inclination

88.9845°

RAAN

119.6254°

Arg. of periapsis

95.7841°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

264.5758°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3794 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00017264

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QIANFAN-72 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	2025-07-06 06:27:38.023Z	33.119° NE	2025-07-06 06:32:38.023Z	84° E	18.99°	2025-07-06 06:36:38.023Z	122.642° SE
10 mins	2025-07-06 08:14:38.023Z	349.517° N	2025-07-06 08:19:38.023Z	253.903° W	40.942°	2025-07-06 08:24:38.023Z	198.642° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-06 18:27:38.023Z	102.072° ESE	2025-07-06 18:30:38.023Z	70.769° E	17.043°	2025-07-06 18:33:38.023Z	40.584° NE
11 mins	2025-07-06 20:11:38.023Z	189.752° SSW	2025-07-06 20:16:38.023Z	296.437° NW	43.008°	2025-07-06 20:22:38.023Z	354.559° N

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