Satellite · NORAD 62252 · COSPAR 2024-232R
QIANFAN-51
- Operator Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST)
- Constellation Qianfan (Thousand Sails / SpaceSail)
- Country China
Altitude now
1,085.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.31km/s
Inclination
89.02°
Period
106.6 min
106.6 min
Perigee
1,057km
Apogee
1,080km
orbit freshOrbit updated 12 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:09 UTC (8.2 h old)· Metadata updated 12 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
- 41.834° S
- Longitude
- 116.659° W
- Altitude
- 1085.3 km
- Velocity
- 7.308 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:09 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
- 05 Dec 2024
- COSPAR launch id
- 2024-232
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 18
- QIANFAN-3762238PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-3862239PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-3962240PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-4062241PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-4162242PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-4262243PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-4362244PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-4462245PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-4562246PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-4662247PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-4762248PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-4862249PayloadActive
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 10 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 12 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 | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 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
- 62252
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2024-232R
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SY6M8AE70WDK8STBPME
- Canonical slug
- qianfan-51-62252
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.