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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). 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

62242, 2024-232F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 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)

2024-12-05 (7 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 9 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-41
1 62242U 24232F   25192.92921618  .00000075  00000-0  97161-4 0  9996
2 62242  88.9943  56.7608 0012073 278.4985  81.4798 13.50948412 78488

Epoch: 2025-07-11T22:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T22:18:04.277Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

152.16888°

Altitude

1,070.403 km

Speed

7.317 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 47m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

80.83994°

Longitude

158.34738°

Altitude

1,090.922 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 16m 13s

Apparent Declination

30° 08' 60"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:56:38

Azimuth

9.25° NNE

Elevation

-19.308°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,074.809 km

Perigee altitude

1,056.835 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.959 km

Eccentricity

0.00121

Inclination

88.9943°

RAAN

56.7608°

Arg. of periapsis

278.4985°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

81.4798°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37938 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.000097161

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QIANFAN-41 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.
10 mins	2025-07-12 14:25:17.861Z	135.182° SSE	2025-07-12 14:30:17.861Z	76.032° E	28.785°	2025-07-12 14:35:17.861Z	20.827° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-12 16:12:17.861Z	218.302° SW	2025-07-12 16:16:17.861Z	271.354° WNW	31.937°	2025-07-12 16:22:17.861Z	342.043° N
6 mins	2025-07-13 01:36:17.861Z	50.699° ENE	2025-07-13 01:38:17.861Z	70.164° E	14.96°	2025-07-13 01:42:17.861Z	108.319° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-13 03:21:17.861Z	357.336° N	2025-07-13 03:26:17.861Z	245.034° WSW	44.45°	2025-07-13 03:32:17.861Z	187.745° SSW

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