QIANFAN-41, 62242
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-41, 62242 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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62242 intel report (Beta)
QIANFAN-41 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 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 12 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-41
1 62242U 24232F 25035.77787897 .00000443 00000-0 20128-3 0 9991
2 62242 88.9888 73.0726 0016478 28.6352 331.5739 14.20023517 57080Epoch: 2025-02-04T18:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T18:40:08.743Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | 17.85788° |
| Altitude | 817.89 km |
| Speed | 7.45 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 52m 17s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 59.65979° |
| Longitude | 19.51895° |
| Altitude | 825.5 km |
| Speed | 7.451 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 54m 29s |
| Apparent Declination | 26° 29' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:49:22 |
| Azimuth | 318.804° NNW |
| Elevation | -10.856° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 834.089 km |
| Perigee altitude | 810.36 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,200.362 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0016478 |
| Inclination | 88.9888° |
| RAAN | 73.0726° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 28.6352° |
| True anomaly | 331.48385° |
| Mean anomaly | 331.5739° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 331.52889° |
| Mean motion | 3.55232 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00020128 |
| Orbital period | 101.34 mins |
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QIANFAN-41 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2025-02-05 13:51:09.029Z | 23.403° NE | 2025-02-05 13:55:09.029Z | 74.192° E | 27.435° | 2025-02-05 14:00:09.029Z | 144.647° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2025-02-05 15:34:09.029Z | 324.53° NNW | 2025-02-05 15:37:09.029Z | 274.702° WNW | 26.491° | 2025-02-05 15:41:09.029Z | 223.281° SW |
| 9 mins | 2025-02-06 02:55:09.029Z | 186.326° SSW | 2025-02-06 02:59:09.029Z | 257.07° W | 43.785° | 2025-02-06 03:04:09.029Z | 354.685° N |
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