Satellite · NORAD 60390 · COSPAR 2024-140M
QIANFAN-12
- Operator Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST)
- Constellation Qianfan (Thousand Sails / SpaceSail)
- Country China
Altitude now
1,068.7km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.32km/s
Inclination
88.97°
Period
106.6 min
106.6 min
Perigee
1,057km
Apogee
1,079km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 19:35 UTC (8.1 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 12.303° S
- Longitude
- 45.193° E
- Altitude
- 1068.7 km
- Velocity
- 7.320 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 19:35 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Communications
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Qianfan (Thousand Sails / SpaceSail) via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 06 Aug 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-140
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 40+
- CZ-6A DEB60620DebrisInactive
- CZ-6A DEB60621DebrisInactive
- CZ-6A DEB60622DebrisInactive
- CZ-6A DEB60623DebrisInactive
- CZ-6A DEB60624DebrisInactive
- CZ-6A DEB60625DebrisInactive
- CZ-6A DEB60626DebrisInactive
- CZ-6A DEB60627DebrisInactive
- CZ-6A DEB60628DebrisInactive
- CZ-6A DEB60629DebrisDecayed
- CZ-6A DEB60630DebrisInactive
- CZ-6A DEB60631DebrisDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 7 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 15 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 12 Sept 2026 03:03 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 60390
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-140M
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SY2F3N3R9MAAG0NGC5X
- Canonical slug
- qianfan-12-60390
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.