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QIANFAN-10 (60388)
COSPAR: 2024-140K | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 01-10
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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
60388
International Designator
2024-140K
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:11:39 GMT
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Inclination
88.97°
Right Ascension
275.98°
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Argument of Perigee
258.94°
Period
106.59 min
Mean Motion
13.51 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
QIANFAN-10
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 01-10
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 60388U 24140K 26200.84142949 .00000086 00000+0 11504-3 0 9994
2 60388 88.9744 275.9819 0012469 258.9436 101.0313 13.51022918 97048
Source: Celestrak
Summary
QIANFAN-10, also known as Qianfan Jigui 01-10, is a communications satellite belonging to YUANX and manufactured by SECM. Launched on August 6, 2024, from TAISC using the Chang Zheng 6A launch vehicle, it measures 0.3 meters in length with a diameter of 3 meters and a span of 10 meters. The satellite has a dry mass of 300 kilograms and was launched with the same mass. Its payload is designated as Qianfan Xingzuo I-2-10, and it uses solar cells and batteries for power supply. The spacecraft's shape consists of a box with a panel.
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-2-10
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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