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QIANFAN-44, 62245

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-44, 62245 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

62245, 2024-232J

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 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 4 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-44
1 62245U 24232J   25190.17218329  .00000098  00000-0  13420-3 0  9992
2 62245  88.9948  56.9126 0011946 290.4920  69.4949 13.50945268 78192

Epoch: 2025-07-09T04:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T04:07:56.636Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

67.56998°

Altitude

1,068.628 km

Speed

7.319 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 47m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

29.37844°

Longitude

-113.01126°

Altitude

1,079.238 km

Speed

7.312 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 53m 51s

Apparent Declination

-3° 35' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:35:34

Azimuth

284.137° WNW

Elevation

-21.648°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,074.726 km

Perigee altitude

1,056.941 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.971 km

Eccentricity

0.00119

Inclination

88.9948°

RAAN

56.9126°

Arg. of periapsis

290.492°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

69.4949°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37937 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.0001342

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QIANFAN-44 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.
12 mins	2025-07-09 14:53:55.253Z	150.714° SSE	2025-07-09 14:59:55.253Z	80.483° E	35.332°	2025-07-09 15:05:55.253Z	12.425° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-09 16:42:55.253Z	233.993° WSW	2025-07-09 16:46:55.253Z	284.45° WNW	25.386°	2025-07-09 16:51:55.253Z	335.576° NNW
7 mins	2025-07-10 02:05:55.253Z	44.649° NE	2025-07-10 02:08:55.253Z	78.229° E	20.321°	2025-07-10 02:12:55.253Z	120.215° SE
11 mins	2025-07-10 03:50:55.253Z	349.655° N	2025-07-10 03:55:55.253Z	274.769° WNW	40.732°	2025-07-10 04:01:55.253Z	199.4° SSW

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