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QIANFAN-44 (62245)
COSPAR: 2024-232J | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 03-08
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Launch Details
Launch Date
December 5, 2024
Launch Site
TAISC
Launch Pad
TYSC -
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
62245
International Designator
2024-232J
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:27:12 GMT
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Inclination
89.01°
Right Ascension
19.02°
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Argument of Perigee
280.99°
Period
106.59 min
Mean Motion
13.51 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
QIANFAN-44
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 03-08
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 62245U 24232J 26201.26889681 .00000036 00000+0 36891-4 0 9990
2 62245 89.0079 19.0210 0011648 280.9916 78.9925 13.51013737128970
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Summary
QIANFAN-44, also known as Qianfan Jigui 03-08, is a communications satellite manufactured by SECM and owned by YUANX. It was launched on December 5, 2024, from the TAISC launch site using a Chang Zheng 6A launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length, 3 meters in diameter, and spans 10 meters when fully deployed. It weighs 300 kilograms both at launch and dry mass. QIANFAN-44 is equipped with solar cells and batteries for power generation and has a box plus pan shape. The satellite's primary mission is to provide communications services.
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 03-08
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
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