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QIANFAN-1, 60379

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-1, 60379 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Aug 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6A launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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

60379, 2024-140A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-06 (9 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 6A

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-1
1 60379U 24140A   25122.94141951  .00000055  00000-0  66419-4 0  9992
2 60379  88.9812 322.3689 0018889 137.1469 223.1159 13.50949660 37131

Epoch: 2025-05-02T22:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-02T22:35:38.645Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

122.36707°

Altitude

1,082.002 km

Speed

7.306 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 29m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

64.04327°

Longitude

124.42565°

Altitude

1,075.625 km

Speed

7.322 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 03m 06s

Apparent Declination

18° 29' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:59:21

Azimuth

15.455° NNE

Elevation

-30.134°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,079.879 km

Perigee altitude

1,051.757 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.955 km

Eccentricity

0.0018889

Inclination

88.9812°

RAAN

322.3689°

Arg. of periapsis

137.1469°

True anomaly

222.96821°

Mean anomaly

223.1159°

Eccentric anomaly

223.04203°

Mean motion

3.37938 °/min

BSTAR

0.000066419

Orbital period

106.53 mins

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QIANFAN-1 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.
11 mins	2025-05-03 12:55:32.820Z	145.426° SSE	2025-05-03 13:00:32.820Z	89.666° E	33.12°	2025-05-03 13:06:32.820Z	15.46° NNE
9 mins	2025-05-03 14:43:32.820Z	227.994° WSW	2025-05-03 14:47:32.820Z	278.134° WNW	27.357°	2025-05-03 14:52:32.820Z	334.893° NNW
7 mins	2025-05-04 00:06:32.820Z	43.335° NE	2025-05-04 00:09:32.820Z	74.878° E	18.255°	2025-05-04 00:13:32.820Z	116.157° SE
11 mins	2025-05-04 01:51:32.820Z	352.634° N	2025-05-04 01:56:32.820Z	288.738° WNW	41.996°	2025-05-04 02:02:32.820Z	196.378° SSW

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