Launch Date
December 5, 2024
Launch Site
TAISC
Launch Pad
TYSC -
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
NORAD ID
62251
International Designator
2024-232Q
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:45:52 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
89.01°
Right Ascension
19.20°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
284.05°
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-50
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 03-14
Type
Status
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 62251U 24232Q 26201.24019109 .00000027 00000+0 24147-4 0 9996
2 62251 89.0083 19.2038 0013812 284.0488 75.9127 13.51011066 97504
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 Jigui 03-14
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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