QIANFAN-45, 62246
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-45, 62246 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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62246 intel report (Beta)
QIANFAN-45 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 18 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 18 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-45
1 62246U 24232K 25035.53679656 .00000455 00000-0 20347-3 0 9998
2 62246 88.9886 73.0917 0016050 29.4699 330.7393 14.20879510 57060Epoch: 2025-02-04T12:52Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T12:52:59.222Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | 104.90427° |
| Altitude | 815.354 km |
| Speed | 7.451 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 | -57.43836° |
| Longitude | -73.60611° |
| Altitude | 854.71 km |
| Speed | 7.419 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 12m 02s |
| Apparent Declination | -52° 56' 59" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:56:07 |
| Azimuth | 135.041° SSE |
| Elevation | -68.032° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 830.882 km |
| Perigee altitude | 807.778 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,197.467 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.001605 |
| Inclination | 88.9886° |
| RAAN | 73.0917° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 29.4699° |
| True anomaly | 330.64925° |
| Mean anomaly | 330.7393° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 330.69429° |
| Mean motion | 3.55446 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00020347 |
| Orbital period | 101.28 mins |
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QIANFAN-45 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2025-02-05 14:49:52.887Z | 355.319° N | 2025-02-05 14:53:52.887Z | 231.583° WSW | 43.475° | 2025-02-05 14:57:52.887Z | 189.621° SSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-02-06 02:11:52.887Z | 144.574° SSE | 2025-02-06 02:14:52.887Z | 96.367° ESE | 33.768° | 2025-02-06 02:19:52.887Z | 14.923° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-02-06 03:53:52.887Z | 239.238° WSW | 2025-02-06 03:56:52.887Z | 280.032° WNW | 20.164° | 2025-02-06 03:59:52.887Z | 320.22° NNW |
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