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QIANFAN-3 (60381)
COSPAR: 2024-140C | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 01-03
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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
60381
International Designator
2024-140C
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:24:25 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
88.97°
Right Ascension
276.47°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
288.55°
Period
106.59 min
Mean Motion
13.51 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
QIANFAN-3
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 01-03
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 60381U 24140C 26200.80862573 .00000082 00000+0 10819-3 0 9999
2 60381 88.9708 276.4738 0011540 288.5549 71.4348 13.51017853 96892
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Summary
QIANFAN-3, also known as Qianfan Jigui 01-03, is a communications satellite manufactured by SECM and owned by YUANX. Launched on August 6, 2024, from TAISC using the Chang Zheng 6A launch vehicle, this satellite has a bus configuration called "Qianfan" and measures 0.3 meters in length with a diameter of 3 meters and a span of 10 meters. It carries the payload Qianfan Xingzuo I-2-03 and operates on solar cells and batteries for power. The spacecraft's dry mass is 300 kg, which is also its launch mass. Its shape is described as "Box+pan."
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-2-03
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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