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). 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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62244 intel report (Beta)
QIANFAN-43 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-43
1 62244U 24232H 25035.55530379 .00000450 00000-0 20302-3 0 9992
2 62244 88.9887 73.0950 0015974 25.3234 334.8736 14.20468618 25693Epoch: 2025-02-04T13:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T13:19:38.247Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 98.22673° |
| Altitude | 816.407 km |
| Speed | 7.45 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 52m 22s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 64.04759° |
| Longitude | -83.92425° |
| Altitude | 835.498 km |
| Speed | 7.441 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 15m 20s |
| Apparent Declination | 18° 53' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:48:50 |
| Azimuth | 24.986° NE |
| Elevation | -27.288° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 832.218 km |
| Perigee altitude | 809.22 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,198.856 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0015974 |
| Inclination | 88.9887° |
| RAAN | 73.095° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 25.3234° |
| True anomaly | 334.79573° |
| Mean anomaly | 334.8736° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 334.83468° |
| Mean motion | 3.55343 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00020302 |
| Orbital period | 101.31 mins |
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QIANFAN-43 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 mins | 2025-02-05 13:35:37.003Z | 37.129° NE | 2025-02-05 13:38:37.003Z | 75.912° E | 20.938° | 2025-02-05 13:42:37.003Z | 128.018° SE |
| 8 mins | 2025-02-05 15:16:37.003Z | 340.735° N | 2025-02-05 15:20:37.003Z | 272.305° WNW | 33.863° | 2025-02-05 15:24:37.003Z | 212.235° SW |
| 9 mins | 2025-02-06 02:38:37.003Z | 171.06° S | 2025-02-06 02:42:37.003Z | 69.607° E | 44.328° | 2025-02-06 02:47:37.003Z | 2.117° NNE |
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