QIANFAN-259, 101274
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-259, 101274 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 03 Nov 2026 UTC via a LIJIAN-2 launch vehicle 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
None
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-259
1 A1274U 26248L 26312.24528112 .00000083 00000-0 28031-4 0 9994
2 A1274 88.9891 327.1719 0005509 310.8281 49.2435 14.27407266 748Epoch: 2026-11-08T05:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-08T05:53:12.288Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-168.56825°
Altitude
800.893 km
Speed
7.454 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 48m 41s
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
11:59:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
801.304 km
Perigee altitude
793.398 km
Semi-major axis
7,175.488 km
Eccentricity
0.00055
Inclination
88.9891°
RAAN
327.1719°
Arg. of periapsis
310.8281°
True anomaly
49.29134°
Mean anomaly
49.2435°
Eccentric anomaly
49.26742°
Mean motion
3.5708 °/min
Orbital period
100.82 mins
BSTAR
0.000028031
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Other satellites on launch #248 in the year 2026 (2026-11-03 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-259 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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| 7 mins | 2026-11-09 00:31:42.909Z | 123.319° SE | 2026-11-09 00:34:42.909Z | 85.43° E | 22.497° | 2026-11-09 00:38:42.909Z | 31.665° NE |
| 8 mins | 2026-11-09 02:12:42.909Z | 216.524° SW | 2026-11-09 02:15:42.909Z | 273.382° WNW | 40.524° | 2026-11-09 02:20:42.909Z | 343.95° N |
| 8 mins | 2026-11-09 12:45:42.909Z | 24.484° NE | 2026-11-09 12:49:42.909Z | 91.477° ESE | 36.994° | 2026-11-09 12:53:42.909Z | 148.917° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2026-11-09 14:27:42.909Z | 318.245° NNW | 2026-11-09 14:29:42.909Z | 288.445° WNW | 24.688° | 2026-11-09 14:33:42.909Z | 232.954° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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