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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

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

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

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 (10 months 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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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 TIANQI 31
1 61197U 24170C   25197.96127550 -.00000066  00000-0  42549-4 0  9998
2 61197  44.8601 191.7793 0009983 284.8811  75.0914 13.98945160 42005

Epoch: 2025-07-16T23:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T23:04:14.203Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-89.31381°

Altitude

895.573 km

Speed

7.407 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 47m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

19.89692°

Longitude

68.06797°

Altitude

902.161 km

Speed

7.401 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 13m 05s

Apparent Declination

-14° 52' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:19:43

Azimuth

93.28° ESE

Elevation

-19.622°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

906.255 km

Perigee altitude

891.726 km

Semi-major axis

7,277.127 km

Eccentricity

0.001

Inclination

44.8601°

RAAN

191.7793°

Arg. of periapsis

284.8811°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

75.0914°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49626 °/min

Orbital period

102.97 mins

BSTAR

0.000042549

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TIANQI 31 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-17 08:05:49.233Z	292.937° NW	2025-07-17 08:10:49.233Z	293.634° NW	44.553°	2025-07-17 08:16:49.233Z	114.767° SE
8 mins	2025-07-17 09:55:49.233Z	266.3° W	2025-07-17 09:58:49.233Z	225.591° WSW	26.259°	2025-07-17 10:03:49.233Z	164.726° S
5 mins	2025-07-18 00:56:49.233Z	153.882° SSE	2025-07-18 00:58:49.233Z	131.085° SE	15.823°	2025-07-18 01:01:49.233Z	99.828° ESE
10 mins	2025-07-18 02:41:49.233Z	224.067° SW	2025-07-18 02:45:49.233Z	164.531° S	41.156°	2025-07-18 02:51:49.233Z	70.581° E
10 mins	2025-07-18 04:29:49.233Z	269.933° W	2025-07-18 04:34:49.233Z	1.019° NNE	41.251°	2025-07-18 04:39:49.233Z	66.979° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-18 06:18:49.233Z	293.131° NW	2025-07-18 06:23:49.233Z	23.042° NE	39.854°	2025-07-18 06:28:49.233Z	85.634° E

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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