QIANFAN-42, 62243
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-42, 62243 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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62243 intel report (Beta)
QIANFAN-42 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 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 11 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-42
1 62243U 24232G 25035.82832104 .00000477 00000-0 20052-3 0 9993
2 62243 88.9886 73.0421 0015851 29.6938 330.5151 14.24171111 57115Epoch: 2025-02-04T19:52Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T19:52:46.937Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | -0.38148° |
| Altitude | 804.422 km |
| Speed | 7.456 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 52m 10s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -36.83099° |
| Longitude | -179.68147° |
| Altitude | 836.64 km |
| Speed | 7.427 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 47m 34s |
| Apparent Declination | -42° 25' 02" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:02:55 |
| Azimuth | 106.769° ESE |
| Elevation | -64.576° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 819.617 km |
| Perigee altitude | 796.835 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,186.363 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0015851 |
| Inclination | 88.9886° |
| RAAN | 73.0421° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 29.6938° |
| True anomaly | 330.42554° |
| Mean anomaly | 330.5151° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 330.47034° |
| Mean motion | 3.5627 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00020052 |
| Orbital period | 101.05 mins |
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QIANFAN-42 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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| 5 mins | 2025-02-05 13:20:39.204Z | 45.245° ENE | 2025-02-05 13:23:39.204Z | 81.453° E | 15.452° | 2025-02-05 13:25:39.204Z | 105.976° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2025-02-05 15:01:39.204Z | 346.341° N | 2025-02-05 15:04:39.204Z | 288.57° WNW | 40.324° | 2025-02-05 15:09:39.204Z | 198.171° SSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-02-06 02:21:39.204Z | 153.873° SSE | 2025-02-06 02:25:39.204Z | 64.527° ENE | 37.957° | 2025-02-06 02:29:39.204Z | 10.961° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-02-06 04:04:39.204Z | 255.107° W | 2025-02-06 04:06:39.204Z | 281.545° WNW | 16.521° | 2025-02-06 04:09:39.204Z | 318.205° NNW |
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