QIANFAN-8 (60386)

COSPAR: 2024-140H | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 01-08

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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

60386

International Designator

2024-140H

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:54:47 GMT

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Inclination

88.97°

Right Ascension

276.55°

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Argument of Perigee

286.19°

Period

106.59 min

Mean Motion

13.51 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

QIANFAN-8

Alternative Name

Qianfan Jigui 01-08

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

YUANX

Country

China

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 60386U 24140H   26200.78804565  .00000091  00000+0  12306-3 0  9991

2 60386  88.9736 276.5465 0014217 286.1853  73.7733 13.51016002 96924

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Summary

QIANFAN-8, also known as Qianfan Jigui 01-08, is a communications satellite manufactured by SECM and owned by YUANX. It was launched on August 6, 2024, from the TAISC launch site using the Chang Zheng 6A launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length, 3 meters in diameter, and a span of 10 meters. Its dry mass is 300 kilograms, which matches its launch mass. Equipped with solar cells and batteries for power, QIANFAN-8 features a box-shaped body with an attached pan. The satellite's primary mission is to support communications operations.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.3

Diameter

Span

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-2-08

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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