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QIANFAN-39 (62240)
COSPAR: 2024-232D | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 03-03
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 5, 2024
Launch Site
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Launch Pad
TYSC -
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
62240
International Designator
2024-232D
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:04:26 GMT
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Inclination
89.01°
Right Ascension
12.30°
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Argument of Perigee
81.47°
Period
101.01 min
Mean Motion
14.26 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
QIANFAN-39
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 03-03
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST)
Country
China
Constellation
Qianfan
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 62240U 24232D 26201.21141914 .00000087 00000+0 30287-4 0 9999
2 62240 89.0067 12.3041 0018484 81.4747 278.8540 14.25533055132657
Source: Celestrak
Summary
QIANFAN-39 is a communications satellite launched by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) on December 5, 2024, from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center 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, and it weighs 300 kilograms both dry and at launch. It is equipped with solar cells and batteries for power generation and features a box+pan shape. QIANFAN-39 is part of the Qianfan constellation and has related satellites named QIANFAN-38 and QIANFAN-40.
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 03-03
Purpose
Communications
Mission
Communications
Manufacturer
Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST)
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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