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TIANQI 31, 61197

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIANQI 31, 61197 is a payload satellite owned by Guodian Gaokeji (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 20 Sep 2024 UTC via a KUAIZHOU-1A launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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

61197, 2024-170C

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Beijing Guodian Gaoke Technology Co., Ltd. (CN)

Manufacturer

Shanghai ASES

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLIGHTB, Unknown motor

Mass

40 kg wet, ~40 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-20 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

KUAIZHOU-1A

Launch site

Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.195 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 TIANQI 31
1 61197U 24170C   26056.76332355  .00000049  00000-0  12131-3 0  9995
2 61197  44.8614 274.1391 0007882 273.4665  86.5264 13.99121298 73341

Epoch: 2026-02-25T18:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-25T18:19:11.154Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-156.28125°

Altitude

896.481 km

Speed

7.406 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 16m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:09:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

904.115 km

Perigee altitude

892.644 km

Semi-major axis

7,276.517 km

Eccentricity

0.00079

Inclination

44.8614°

RAAN

274.1391°

Arg. of periapsis

273.4665°

True anomaly

86.61656°

Mean anomaly

86.5264°

Eccentric anomaly

86.57148°

Mean motion

3.4967 °/min

Orbital period

102.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00012131

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TIANQI 31 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.
10 mins	2026-02-26 16:44:48.168Z	206.406° SW	2026-02-26 16:49:48.168Z	151.542° SSE	30.493°	2026-02-26 16:54:48.168Z	81.497° E
10 mins	2026-02-26 18:33:48.168Z	253.078° W	2026-02-26 18:37:48.168Z	287.094° WNW	43.892°	2026-02-26 18:43:48.168Z	66.426° ENE
10 mins	2026-02-26 20:22:48.168Z	287.752° WNW	2026-02-26 20:26:48.168Z	349.867° N	38.83°	2026-02-26 20:32:48.168Z	76.123° E
11 mins	2026-02-26 22:10:48.168Z	294.272° NW	2026-02-26 22:15:48.168Z	13.406° NNE	44.183°	2026-02-26 22:21:48.168Z	105.753° ESE
9 mins	2026-02-26 23:59:48.168Z	277.526° WNW	2026-02-27 00:03:48.168Z	220.677° SW	32.645°	2026-02-27 00:08:48.168Z	152.975° SSE

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TIANQI 31, 61197

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-25T18:19:11.154Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #170 in the year 2024 (2024-09-20 UTC)

TIANQI 31 Visibility forecast

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