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QIANFAN-48, 62249

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-48, 62249 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

62249, 2024-232N

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 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 10 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-48
1 62249U 24232N   25192.94560334  .00000098  00000-0  13314-3 0  9991
2 62249  88.9945  56.7821 0015337 288.2718  71.6764 13.50951150 78480

Epoch: 2025-07-11T22:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T22:41:40.128Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

146.27465°

Altitude

1,068.139 km

Speed

7.32 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 47m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-28.94828°

Longitude

-33.21392°

Altitude

1,077.296 km

Speed

7.314 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 04m 12s

Apparent Declination

-46° 34' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:58:21

Azimuth

240.155° WSW

Elevation

-45.883°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.229 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.395 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.949 km

Eccentricity

0.00153

Inclination

88.9945°

RAAN

56.7821°

Arg. of periapsis

288.2718°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

71.6764°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37939 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00013314

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QIANFAN-48 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	2025-07-12 14:47:50.558Z	153.656° SSE	2025-07-12 14:53:50.558Z	73.065° E	37.416°	2025-07-12 14:59:50.558Z	9.939° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-12 16:36:50.558Z	238.968° WSW	2025-07-12 16:39:50.558Z	273.461° WNW	23.215°	2025-07-12 16:44:50.558Z	329.146° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-13 01:58:50.558Z	36.416° NE	2025-07-13 02:02:50.558Z	81.263° E	22.351°	2025-07-13 02:07:50.558Z	131.15° SE
11 mins	2025-07-13 03:44:50.558Z	346.179° N	2025-07-13 03:49:50.558Z	267.687° W	38.609°	2025-07-13 03:55:50.558Z	202.686° SW

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