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QIANFAN-2 (60380)
COSPAR: 2024-140B | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 01-02
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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
60380
International Designator
2024-140B
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:59:16 GMT
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Inclination
88.97°
Right Ascension
276.35°
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Argument of Perigee
273.05°
Period
106.59 min
Mean Motion
13.51 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
QIANFAN-2
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 01-02
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 60380U 24140B 26200.87450125 .00000082 00000+0 10871-3 0 9999
2 60380 88.9715 276.3510 0010397 273.0489 86.9472 13.51016792 96998
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Summary
QIANFAN-2, also known as Qianfan Jigui 01-02, is a communications satellite manufactured by SECM and owned by YUANX. Launched on August 6, 2024, from the TAISC site using the Chang Zheng 6A launch vehicle, it weighs 300 kg at launch and has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and 3 meters in diameter with a span of 10 meters. The satellite is equipped with solar cells and batteries for power supply and has a box+pan shape. Its mission focuses on communications purposes.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
3
Span
10
Dry Mass
300
Launch Mass
300
Shape
Box+pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Qianfan Xingzuo I-2-02
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
Map
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