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QIANFAN-50 (62251)
COSPAR: 2024-232Q | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 03-14
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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
62251
International Designator
2024-232Q
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:45:52 GMT
Apogee
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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
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
QIANFAN-50
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 03-14
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
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
Summary
QIANFAN-50, also known as Qianfan Jigui 03-14, is a communications satellite launched on December 5, 2024, from TAISC using the Chang Zheng 6A launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and a diameter of 3 meters with a span of 10 meters. It weighs 300 kilograms at launch and is equipped with solar cells and batteries for power generation. QIANFAN-50 was manufactured by SECM and owned by YUANX, designed to serve communications purposes. The satellite's structure consists of a box-shaped body with an attached pan.
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 03-14
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
Map
Next Pass
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