QIANFAN-263, 101278
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-263, 101278 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
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-263
1 A1278U 26248Q 26312.31525811 .00000135 00000-0 49185-4 0 9990
2 A1278 88.9891 327.1638 0005597 310.9256 49.1453 14.27441205 753Epoch: 2026-11-08T07:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-08T07:33:58.300Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
166.16296°
Altitude
800.733 km
Speed
7.454 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 48m 39s
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
11:59:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
801.253 km
Perigee altitude
793.221 km
Semi-major axis
7,175.374 km
Eccentricity
0.00056
Inclination
88.9891°
RAAN
327.1638°
Arg. of periapsis
310.9256°
True anomaly
49.19383°
Mean anomaly
49.1453°
Eccentric anomaly
49.16956°
Mean motion
3.57089 °/min
Orbital period
100.82 mins
BSTAR
0.000049185
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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-263 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 00:31:45.422Z | 121.077° SE | 2026-11-09 00:34:45.422Z | 81.339° E | 22.614° | 2026-11-09 00:38:45.422Z | 29.798° NE |
| 8 mins | 2026-11-09 02:11:45.422Z | 210.601° SW | 2026-11-09 02:15:45.422Z | 280.62° WNW | 40.508° | 2026-11-09 02:19:45.422Z | 340.359° N |
| 8 mins | 2026-11-09 12:45:45.422Z | 26.541° NE | 2026-11-09 12:48:45.422Z | 72.497° E | 36.251° | 2026-11-09 12:53:45.422Z | 150.236° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2026-11-09 14:26:45.422Z | 325.926° NNW | 2026-11-09 14:29:45.422Z | 283.745° WNW | 24.996° | 2026-11-09 14:33:45.422Z | 230.794° 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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