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QIANFAN-54, 62255

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-54, 62255 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

62255, 2024-232U

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 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 8 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-54
1 62255U 24232U   25181.58465642  .00000085  00000-0  11321-3 0  9994
2 62255  88.9949  57.6180 0003066  34.5029 325.6320 13.50956723 77112

Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:01:54.314Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-71.75067°

Altitude

1,069.809 km

Speed

7.318 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 50m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.70745°

Longitude

108.18574°

Altitude

1,073.351 km

Speed

7.315 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 59m 42s

Apparent Declination

-22° 51' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:37:40

Azimuth

86.524° E

Elevation

-41.276°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,068.074 km

Perigee altitude

1,063.509 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.929 km

Eccentricity

0.00031

Inclination

88.9949°

RAAN

57.618°

Arg. of periapsis

34.5029°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

325.632°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3794 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00011321

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QIANFAN-54 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	2025-07-01 03:04:16.055Z	22.05° NNE	2025-07-01 03:09:16.055Z	73.858° E	27.711°	2025-07-01 03:15:16.055Z	142.323° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-01 04:52:16.055Z	336.285° NNW	2025-07-01 04:56:16.055Z	280.739° WNW	32.713°	2025-07-01 05:02:16.055Z	213.439° SW
9 mins	2025-07-01 15:03:16.055Z	124.77° SE	2025-07-01 15:07:16.055Z	78.322° E	25.271°	2025-07-01 15:12:16.055Z	24.279° NE
10 mins	2025-07-01 16:49:16.055Z	211.018° SW	2025-07-01 16:53:16.055Z	267.033° W	35.378°	2025-07-01 16:59:16.055Z	344.648° N

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