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QIANFAN-5 (60383)
COSPAR: 2024-140E | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 01-05
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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
60383
International Designator
2024-140E
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:40:02 GMT
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Inclination
88.97°
Right Ascension
276.52°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
302.41°
Period
106.59 min
Mean Motion
13.51 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
QIANFAN-5
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 01-05
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 60383U 24140E 26200.61113456 .00000095 00000+0 12828-3 0 9995
2 60383 88.9708 276.5190 0012933 302.4097 57.5803 13.51011452 96854
Source: Celestrak
Summary
QIANFAN-5, also known as Qianfan Jigui 01-05, 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, it has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and 3 meters in diameter with a span of 10 meters. The satellite weighs 300 kilograms at launch and is powered by solar cells and batteries. Its payload is named Qianfan Xingzuo I-2-05, and its shape consists of a box with a pan configuration.
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-2-05
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
Next Pass
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