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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
Shanghai ASES
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
STARLIGHTB, Unknown motor
Mass
40 kg wet, ~40 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.195 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 TIANQI 31
1 61197U 24170C 25303.86804734 .00000081 00000-0 14331-3 0 9995
2 61197 44.8617 79.7198 0007532 75.9300 284.2367 13.98998343 56839Epoch: 2025-10-30T20:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-30T20:49:59.290Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
87.80205°
Altitude
895.906 km
Speed
7.406 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 18m 52s
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
03:02:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
904.287 km
Perigee altitude
893.325 km
Semi-major axis
7,276.943 km
Eccentricity
0.00075
Inclination
44.8617°
RAAN
79.7198°
Arg. of periapsis
75.93°
True anomaly
284.15302°
Mean anomaly
284.2367°
Eccentric anomaly
284.19486°
Mean motion
3.49639 °/min
Orbital period
102.96 mins
BSTAR
0.00014331
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Other satellites on launch #170 in the year 2024 (2024-09-20 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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| 6 mins | 2025-10-31 10:41:47.390Z | 163.081° S | 2025-10-31 10:44:47.390Z | 130.052° SE | 15.821° | 2025-10-31 10:47:47.390Z | 98.923° ESE |
| 10 mins | 2025-10-31 12:27:47.390Z | 224.168° SW | 2025-10-31 12:31:47.390Z | 159.943° S | 41.361° | 2025-10-31 12:37:47.390Z | 70.289° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-10-31 14:15:47.390Z | 270.491° WNW | 2025-10-31 14:20:47.390Z | 6.636° NNE | 40.922° | 2025-10-31 14:25:47.390Z | 67.357° ENE |
| 10 mins | 2025-10-31 16:04:47.390Z | 293.666° NW | 2025-10-31 16:09:47.390Z | 28.893° NE | 39.492° | 2025-10-31 16:14:47.390Z | 86.253° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-10-31 17:53:47.390Z | 289.4° WNW | 2025-10-31 17:57:47.390Z | 213.126° SW | 44.019° | 2025-10-31 18:03:47.390Z | 123.753° SE |
| 7 mins | 2025-10-31 19:42:47.390Z | 257.927° W | 2025-10-31 19:45:47.390Z | 220.023° SW | 20.398° | 2025-10-31 19:49:47.390Z | 177.008° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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