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GUANGCHUAN 02, 62112

Orbit data source: Space-Track

GUANGCHUAN 02, 62112 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 27 Nov 2024 UTC via a ZHUQUE-2E launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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
62112, 2024-221B
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST?
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
HQ, Unknown motor
Mass
~500 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-11-27 (7 months ago)
Launch vehicle
ZHUQUE-2E
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 6 m
Radar Cross Section
4.560 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 GUANGCHUAN 02
1 62112U 24221B   25186.51031138  .00003435  00000-0  20179-3 0  9994
2 62112  49.9453  50.9785 0008453  23.5645 336.5691 15.14200425 33617
Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T12:14:50.903Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-56.48093°
Altitude
518.601 km
Speed
7.608 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 23m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
49.37303°
Longitude
45.41555°
Altitude
527.123 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 59m 26s
Apparent Declination
11° 37' 38"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:21:13
Azimuth
53.696° ENE
Elevation
-20.431°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
530.019 km
Perigee altitude
518.35 km
Semi-major axis
6,902.322 km
Eccentricity
0.00085
Inclination
49.9453°
RAAN
50.9785°
Arg. of periapsis
23.5645°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
336.5691°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.78486 °/min
Orbital period
95.12 mins
BSTAR
0.00020179
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GUANGCHUAN 02 Visibility forecast

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7 mins2025-07-05 18:47:51.148Z253.2° W2025-07-05 18:50:51.148Z306.158° NW38.486°2025-07-05 18:54:51.148Z48.781° ENE
4 mins2025-07-05 20:29:51.148Z323.434° NNW2025-07-05 20:30:51.148Z344.078° N19.694°2025-07-05 20:33:51.148Z37.548° NE
4 mins2025-07-05 22:09:51.148Z339.181° N2025-07-05 22:11:51.148Z21.008° NNE19.623°2025-07-05 22:13:51.148Z55.263° ENE
6 mins2025-07-05 23:48:51.148Z316.993° NNW2025-07-05 23:50:51.148Z1.429° NNE38.693°2025-07-05 23:54:51.148Z108.436° ESE
4 mins2025-07-06 01:28:51.148Z257.395° W2025-07-06 01:29:51.148Z236.608° WSW21.225°2025-07-06 01:32:51.148Z178.685° S
5 mins2025-07-06 16:55:51.148Z181.935° SSW2025-07-06 16:57:51.148Z138.01° SSE25.084°2025-07-06 17:00:51.148Z79.867° E
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