QIANFAN-18, 60396
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-18, 60396 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass
267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-18
1 60396U 24140T 26171.46338836 .00000112 00000-0 15466-3 0 9992
2 60396 88.9743 279.2876 0013891 9.8257 350.3163 13.51010807 93143Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:07:16.754Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-156.20986°
Altitude
1,061.297 km
Speed
7.326 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 37m 09s
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
07:19:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,075.933 km
Perigee altitude
1,055.253 km
Semi-major axis
7,443.73 km
Eccentricity
0.00139
Inclination
88.9743°
RAAN
279.2876°
Arg. of periapsis
9.8257°
True anomaly
350.28948°
Mean anomaly
350.3163°
Eccentric anomaly
350.30289°
Mean motion
3.37954 °/min
Orbital period
106.52 mins
BSTAR
0.00015466
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Other satellites on launch #140 in the year 2024 (2024-08-06 UTC)
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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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| 10 mins | 2026-06-20 20:36:14.774Z | 338.134° N | 2026-06-20 20:41:14.774Z | 286.355° WNW | 26.468° | 2026-06-20 20:46:14.774Z | 229.132° WSW |
| 10 mins | 2026-06-21 06:48:14.774Z | 136.37° SSE | 2026-06-21 06:52:14.774Z | 84.858° E | 31.266° | 2026-06-21 06:58:14.774Z | 16.153° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2026-06-21 08:34:14.774Z | 219.799° SW | 2026-06-21 08:39:14.774Z | 281.822° WNW | 28.956° | 2026-06-21 08:44:14.774Z | 337.651° N |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-21 17:58:14.774Z | 46.056° ENE | 2026-06-21 18:01:14.774Z | 76.883° E | 17.184° | 2026-06-21 18:05:14.774Z | 115.529° SE |
| 11 mins | 2026-06-21 19:43:14.774Z | 354.319° N | 2026-06-21 19:48:14.774Z | 281.921° WNW | 43.349° | 2026-06-21 19:54:14.774Z | 192.933° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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