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QIANFAN-62 (62792)
COSPAR: 2025-016H | Alt Name: Qianfan Jigui 06-07
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Launch Details
Launch Date
January 23, 2025
Launch Site
TAISC
Launch Pad
TYSC -
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
62792
International Designator
2025-016H
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:23:11 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
88.97°
Right Ascension
80.33°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
70.00°
Period
106.59 min
Mean Motion
13.51 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
QIANFAN-62
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 06-07
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 62792U 25016H 26201.26610429 .00000060 00000+0 74663-4 0 9996
2 62792 88.9703 80.3271 0018145 70.0050 290.3054 13.51014498 76872
Source: Celestrak
Summary
QIANFAN-62, also known as Qianfan Jigui 06-07, is a satellite launched on January 23, 2025, from TAISC using the Chang Zheng 6A launch vehicle from TYSC - launch pad. It was manufactured by SECM and owned by YUANX. The spacecraft has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length, 3 meters in diameter, and a span of 10 meters with a dry mass of 300 kilograms. Its shape is described as Box+pan and it carries the payload Qianfan Jigui 06-07. No additional details regarding its mission or purpose are provided.
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 06-07
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
SECM
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Qianfan
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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