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QIANFAN-52 (62253)
COSPAR: 2024-232S | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 03-16
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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
62253
International Designator
2024-232S
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:03:30 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
89.01°
Right Ascension
19.05°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
279.35°
Period
106.59 min
Mean Motion
13.51 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
QIANFAN-52
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 03-16
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 62253U 24232S 26201.25243536 .00000035 00000+0 35881-4 0 9998
2 62253 89.0073 19.0479 0013282 279.3490 80.6159 13.51014066 97582
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The QIANFAN-52 satellite, also known as Qianfan Jigui 03-16, was launched on December 5, 2024, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TAISC) using a Chang Zheng 6A launch vehicle. This communications satellite, manufactured by SECM and owned by YUANX, has a box-like shape with a solar panel. It measures 0.3 meters in length, has a diameter of 3 meters, and spans up to 10 meters when its solar panels are extended. The satellite weighs 300 kilograms at launch and dry mass is also 300 kilograms. Its power supply comes from solar cells with battery support.
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 03-16
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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