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QIANFAN-49 (62250)
COSPAR: 2024-232P | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 03-13
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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
62250
International Designator
2024-232P
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:16:54 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
89.01°
Right Ascension
19.22°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
284.07°
Period
106.59 min
Mean Motion
13.51 rev/day
Latitude
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
QIANFAN-49
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 03-13
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 62250U 24232P 26200.84507904 .00000036 00000+0 37019-4 0 9997
2 62250 89.0077 19.2232 0012147 284.0720 75.9081 13.51014286 97428
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The QIANFAN-49 satellite, also known as Qianfan Jigui 03-13, is a communications satellite launched by YUANX on December 5, 2024, from TAISC 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 has a dry mass of 300 kilograms. It is powered by solar cells and batteries and was manufactured by SECM. Its shape resembles a box with a pan configuration, and its primary mission is communications.
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 03-13
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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