QIANFAN-45

NORAD 62246· COSPAR 2024-232K· 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 2026-09-08 14:21 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

1,085 km

Perigee

1,061 km

Inclination

89.02°

Period

1.78 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for QIANFAN-45 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.0 km

Rate

-0.00 km/day

Now

1061 × 1085 km

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).

QIANFAN-37 · 62238
QIANFAN-38 · 62239
QIANFAN-39 · 62240
QIANFAN-40 · 62241
QIANFAN-41 · 62242
QIANFAN-42 · 62243
QIANFAN-43 · 62244
QIANFAN-44 · 62245
QIANFAN-46 · 62247
QIANFAN-47 · 62248
QIANFAN-48 · 62249
QIANFAN-49 · 62250
QIANFAN-50 · 62251
QIANFAN-51 · 62252
QIANFAN-52 · 62253
QIANFAN-53 · 62254
QIANFAN-54 · 62255

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