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QIANFAN-43, 62244

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-43, 62244 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

62244, 2024-232H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-43
1 62244U 24232H   25193.88780240  .00000089  00000-0  11901-3 0  9990
2 62244  88.9946  56.7219 0013608 280.9723  78.9897 13.50950264 47221

Epoch: 2025-07-12T21:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T21:18:26.127Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

166.09411°

Altitude

1,069.795 km

Speed

7.318 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 46m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-57.60491°

Longitude

-12.38669°

Altitude

1,083.596 km

Speed

7.313 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 21m 38s

Apparent Declination

-54° 25' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:21:14

Azimuth

224.123° SW

Elevation

-65.221°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,075.945 km

Perigee altitude

1,055.686 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.952 km

Eccentricity

0.00136

Inclination

88.9946°

RAAN

56.7219°

Arg. of periapsis

280.9723°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

78.9897°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37939 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00011901

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QIANFAN-43 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.
4 mins	2025-07-13 13:29:23.797Z	87.19° E	2025-07-13 13:31:23.797Z	69.16° E	11.611°	2025-07-13 13:33:23.797Z	51.154° ENE
12 mins	2025-07-13 15:11:23.797Z	172.404° S	2025-07-13 15:16:23.797Z	134.205° SE	44.284°	2025-07-13 15:23:23.797Z	1.3° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-13 17:02:23.797Z	267.762° W	2025-07-13 17:04:23.797Z	287.964° WNW	14.754°	2025-07-13 17:07:23.797Z	316.06° NNW
11 mins	2025-07-14 02:21:23.797Z	21.551° NNE	2025-07-14 02:26:23.797Z	84.847° E	32.377°	2025-07-14 02:32:23.797Z	151.47° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-14 04:08:23.797Z	334.219° NNW	2025-07-14 04:12:23.797Z	287.123° WNW	28.405°	2025-07-14 04:18:23.797Z	221.249° SW

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