Launch Date
August 6, 2024
Launch Site
TAISC
Launch Pad
TYSC -
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
NORAD ID
60396
International Designator
2024-140T
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:47:17 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
88.97°
Right Ascension
276.24°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
274.76°
Period
106.59 min
Mean Motion
13.51 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
QIANFAN-18
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 01-18
Type
Status
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 60396U 24140T 26200.86617175 .00000086 00000+0 11531-3 0 9993
2 60396 88.9735 276.2421 0011919 274.7614 85.2176 13.51016422 97114
Source: Celestrak
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
Payload
Qianfan Xingzuo I-2-18
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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