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QIANFAN-47, 62248

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-47, 62248 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

62248, 2024-232M

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-47
1 62248U 24232M   25191.72354014  .00000092  00000-0  12417-3 0  9998
2 62248  88.9942  56.9107 0013086 289.8457  70.1284 13.50957495 78312

Epoch: 2025-07-10T17:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T17:21:53.868Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-132.44947°

Altitude

1,068.389 km

Speed

7.319 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 47m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

54.51215°

Longitude

-131.10702°

Altitude

1,083.57 km

Speed

7.313 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 09m 29s

Apparent Declination

14° 10' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:08:40

Azimuth

33.508° NE

Elevation

-29.219°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,075.53 km

Perigee altitude

1,056.048 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.926 km

Eccentricity

0.00131

Inclination

88.9942°

RAAN

56.9107°

Arg. of periapsis

289.8457°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

70.1284°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3794 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00012417

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QIANFAN-47 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.
11 mins	2025-07-11 14:48:13.862Z	150.389° SSE	2025-07-11 14:54:13.862Z	69.078° E	35.694°	2025-07-11 14:59:13.862Z	13.651° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-11 16:36:13.862Z	230.642° WSW	2025-07-11 16:40:13.862Z	275.967° WNW	24.773°	2025-07-11 16:45:13.862Z	331.682° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-12 01:59:13.862Z	39.278° NE	2025-07-12 02:03:13.862Z	83.812° E	20.856°	2025-07-12 02:07:13.862Z	124.194° SE
10 mins	2025-07-12 03:45:13.862Z	347.315° N	2025-07-12 03:50:13.862Z	258.909° W	39.713°	2025-07-12 03:55:13.862Z	202.002° SSW

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