QIANFAN-38, 62239
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-38, 62239 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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62239 intel report (Beta)
QIANFAN-38 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SECM |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | QIANFAN, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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-38
1 62239U 24232C 25035.86018563 .00000413 00000-0 18887-3 0 9990
2 62239 88.9885 73.0657 0015836 24.4958 335.6981 14.19605094 57098Epoch: 2025-02-04T20:38Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T20:38:40.038Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -11.86054° |
| Altitude | 819.343 km |
| Speed | 7.449 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 52m 15s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -10.68217° |
| Longitude | -12.09859° |
| Altitude | 822.238 km |
| Speed | 7.446 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 00m 31s |
| Apparent Declination | -41° 06' 34" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:46:54 |
| Azimuth | 241.12° WSW |
| Elevation | -32.553° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 835.045 km |
| Perigee altitude | 812.236 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,201.777 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0015836 |
| Inclination | 88.9885° |
| RAAN | 73.0657° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 24.4958° |
| True anomaly | 335.62328° |
| Mean anomaly | 335.6981° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 335.66071° |
| Mean motion | 3.55127 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00018887 |
| Orbital period | 101.37 mins |
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QIANFAN-38 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-02-05 14:08:41.180Z | 17.109° NNE | 2025-02-05 14:12:41.180Z | 74.814° E | 35.301° | 2025-02-05 14:17:41.180Z | 157.292° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2025-02-05 15:51:41.180Z | 316.095° NNW | 2025-02-05 15:53:41.180Z | 289.269° WNW | 19.725° | 2025-02-05 15:57:41.180Z | 238.715° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-02-06 01:33:41.180Z | 105.787° ESE | 2025-02-06 01:35:41.180Z | 79.44° E | 17.891° | 2025-02-06 01:38:41.180Z | 40.803° NE |
| 8 mins | 2025-02-06 03:13:41.180Z | 206.708° SW | 2025-02-06 03:16:41.180Z | 265.044° W | 37.363° | 2025-02-06 03:21:41.180Z | 346.823° N |
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