QIANFAN-40, 62241
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-40, 62241 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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62241 intel report (Beta)
QIANFAN-40 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 17 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 17 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-40
1 62241U 24232E 25035.57428969 .00000545 00000-0 22305-3 0 9992
2 62241 88.9888 73.0605 0017013 27.2034 333.0047 14.25786218 57070Epoch: 2025-02-04T13:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T13:46:58.629Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 91.33859° |
| Altitude | 798.023 km |
| Speed | 7.46 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 52m 14s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 87.46276° |
| Longitude | 114.59699° |
| Altitude | 814.121 km |
| Speed | 7.456 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 14m 25s |
| Apparent Declination | 33° 35' 10" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:04:21 |
| Azimuth | 357.816° N |
| Elevation | -16.461° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 815.01 km |
| Perigee altitude | 790.577 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,180.93 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0017013 |
| Inclination | 88.9888° |
| RAAN | 73.0605° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 27.2034° |
| True anomaly | 332.91604° |
| Mean anomaly | 333.0047° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 332.96039° |
| Mean motion | 3.56675 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00022305 |
| Orbital period | 100.93 mins |
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QIANFAN-40 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2025-02-05 13:57:05.585Z | 24.908° NE | 2025-02-05 14:01:05.585Z | 87.466° E | 29.771° | 2025-02-05 14:05:05.585Z | 145.876° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2025-02-05 15:39:05.585Z | 322.327° NNW | 2025-02-05 15:42:05.585Z | 275.001° WNW | 23.956° | 2025-02-05 15:46:05.585Z | 226.045° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-02-06 02:58:05.585Z | 190.484° SSW | 2025-02-06 03:01:05.585Z | 241.257° WSW | 42.659° | 2025-02-06 03:06:05.585Z | 353.24° N |
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