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QIANFAN-15 (60393)
COSPAR: 2024-140Q | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 01-15
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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
60393
International Designator
2024-140Q
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:54:03 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
88.97°
Right Ascension
276.53°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
282.20°
Period
106.59 min
Mean Motion
13.51 rev/day
Latitude
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
QIANFAN-15
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 01-15
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 60393U 24140Q 26200.82920159 .00000079 00000+0 10428-3 0 9991
2 60393 88.9727 276.5307 0010051 282.1987 77.8038 13.51012942 96846
Source: Celestrak
Summary
QIANFAN-15, also known as Qianfan Jigui 01-15, is a communications satellite launched by YUANX on August 6, 2024, from the TAISC launch site using the Chang Zheng 6A launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and 3 meters in diameter with a span of 10 meters. It weighs 300 kilograms at launch and operates on solar cells and batteries for power. QIANFAN-15 was manufactured by SECM and is part of the Qianfan BUS series, designed primarily for communications purposes. The satellite has a box plus pan shape but lacks specific details regarding its attitude control system or major events.
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-2-15
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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