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QIANFAN-30 (61563)
COSPAR: 2024-185M | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 02-12
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Launch Details
Launch Date
October 15, 2024
Launch Site
TAISC
Launch Pad
TYSC -
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
61563
International Designator
2024-185M
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:56:01 GMT
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Inclination
88.98°
Right Ascension
58.23°
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Argument of Perigee
114.50°
Period
106.66 min
Mean Motion
13.50 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
QIANFAN-30
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 02-12
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 61563U 24185M 26201.24723713 .00000004 00000+0 -12729-4 0 9990
2 61563 88.9792 58.2328 0009283 114.4985 245.7135 13.50061437 97685
Source: Celestrak
Summary
QIANFAN-30, also known as Qianfan Jigui 02-12, is a communications satellite launched on October 15, 2024, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TAISC) using the Chang Zheng 6A launch vehicle. The satellite, manufactured by GESIH/SECM and owned by YUANX, has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length, 3 meters in diameter, and a span of 10 meters. It has a dry mass and launch mass of 300 kilograms each. QIANFAN-30 is equipped with solar cells and batteries for power supply and has a shape described as box+pan. The satellite's mission focuses on communications purposes.
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 Jigui 02-12
Purpose
Communications
Mission
Communications
Manufacturer
GESIH/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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