QIANFAN-1 (60379)

COSPAR: 2024-140A | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 01-01

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 6, 2024

Launch Site

TAISC

Launch Pad

TYSC -

Launch Vehicle

Chang Zheng 6A

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

60379

International Designator

2024-140A

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:17:39 GMT

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Inclination

88.97°

Right Ascension

276.54°

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Argument of Perigee

305.41°

Period

106.59 min

Mean Motion

13.51 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

QIANFAN-1

Alternative Name

Qianfan Jigui 01-01

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

YUANX

Country

China

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 60379U 24140A   26200.84560023  .00000080  00000+0  10575-3 0  9992

2 60379  88.9729 276.5445 0015346 305.4121  54.5596 13.51020972 96939

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Summary

QIANFAN-1, also known as Qianfan Jigui 01-01, is a communications satellite launched by YUANX on August 6, 2024, from the TAISC launch site using the Chang Zheng 6A launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and 3 meters in diameter with a span of 10 meters. It features a box+pan shape and operates with solar cells and batteries for power. QIANFAN-1 has a dry mass and launch mass both at 300 kilograms, was manufactured by SECM, and is part of the Qianfan bus configuration. The satellite's mission focuses on communications purposes as it orbits Earth.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.3

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

300

Launch Mass

300

Shape

Box+pan

Radar Cross Section

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Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Qianfan Xingzuo I-2-01

Purpose

Communications

Mission

Communications

Manufacturer

SECM

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Qianfan

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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