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QSS, 41731

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QSS, 41731 is a payload satellite owned by CAS (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 15 Aug 2016 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D 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
41731, 2016-051A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SECM/USTC
Mission
Operational Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
CAST-2000?, AOCS
Mass
640 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2016-08-15 (9 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2D
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4 m
Radar Cross Section
5.141 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 QSS
1 41731U 16051A   25183.91580936  .00031172  00000-0  46258-3 0  9991
2 41731  97.2980 104.1987 0004434 274.3330  85.7417 15.55154006495495
Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T21:58:45.928Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
-146.68271°
Altitude
404.624 km
Speed
7.668 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 56m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
46.67986°
Longitude
-154.10735°
Altitude
411.02 km
Speed
7.668 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 02m 49s
Apparent Declination
5° 04' 46"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:39:43
Azimuth
351.892° N
Elevation
-44.691°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
401.624 km
Perigee altitude
395.615 km
Semi-major axis
6,776.756 km
Eccentricity
0.00044
Inclination
97.298°
RAAN
104.1987°
Arg. of periapsis
274.333°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
85.7417°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.89054 °/min
Orbital period
92.53 mins
BSTAR
0.00046258
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5 mins2025-07-03 07:48:07.933Z358.903° N2025-07-03 07:50:07.933Z313.547° NW37.122°2025-07-03 07:53:07.933Z208.361° SW
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