QIANFAN-244, 100697
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-244, 100697 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 15 Sep 2026 UTC launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass
267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
BOX+PAN, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 QIANFAN-244
1 A0697U 26210F 26260.89257981 .00000053 00000-0 28316-4 0 9990
2 A0697 89.0090 12.6507 0007835 286.0085 74.0229 13.97483348 377Epoch: 2026-09-17T21:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T21:25:18.895Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
54.49867°
Altitude
903.977 km
Speed
7.401 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 50m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:27:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
905.209 km
Perigee altitude
893.804 km
Semi-major axis
7,277.644 km
Eccentricity
0.00078
Inclination
89.009°
RAAN
12.6507°
Arg. of periapsis
286.0085°
True anomaly
74.10924°
Mean anomaly
74.0229°
Eccentric anomaly
74.06607°
Mean motion
3.49588 °/min
Orbital period
102.98 mins
BSTAR
0.000028316
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Other satellites on launch #210 in the year 2026 (2026-09-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.QIANFAN-244 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 8 mins | 2026-09-19 18:42:28.372Z | 35.797° NE | 2026-09-19 18:46:28.372Z | 88.477° E | 24.549° | 2026-09-19 18:50:28.372Z | 133.401° SE |
| 9 mins | 2026-09-19 20:25:28.372Z | 338.773° N | 2026-09-19 20:29:28.372Z | 269.334° W | 42.928° | 2026-09-19 20:34:28.372Z | 208.918° SW |
| 10 mins | 2026-09-20 07:57:28.372Z | 182.132° SSW | 2026-09-20 08:02:28.372Z | 295.997° NW | 79.896° | 2026-09-20 08:07:28.372Z | 356.514° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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