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QIANFAN-43

NORAD 62244· COSPAR 2024-232H· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on Dec 5, 2024 from Launch Complex 9A, China aboard a Long March 6A.
Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #3 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 21:29 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Shanghai Spacecom
Country
China
Manufacturer
Innovation Academy for Microsatellites
Launched
Dec 5, 2024
Mass
—
Apogee
1,084 km
Perigee
1,061 km
Inclination
89.02°
Period
1.78 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for QIANFAN-43 across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
+0.0 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
1061 × 1084 km
107310861060Aug 26Oct 24
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

17 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-232 (Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #3).

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