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: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 TIANQI 31
1 61197U 24170C 25247.30880368 .00000268 00000-0 27183-3 0 9994
2 61197 44.8627 331.8303 0008709 170.1838 189.9164 13.98966689 48915Epoch: 2025-09-04T07:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T07:24:40.637Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-123.01227°
Altitude
903.601 km
Speed
7.399 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 07m 19s
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
08:29:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
905.253 km
Perigee altitude
892.578 km
Semi-major axis
7,277.052 km
Eccentricity
0.00087
Inclination
44.8627°
RAAN
331.8303°
Arg. of periapsis
170.1838°
True anomaly
189.89923°
Mean anomaly
189.9164°
Eccentric anomaly
189.90781°
Mean motion
3.49631 °/min
Orbital period
102.97 mins
BSTAR
0.00027183
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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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-09-04 16:34:43.903Z | 261.501° W | 2025-09-04 16:37:43.903Z | 227.813° WSW | 18.38° | 2025-09-04 16:41:43.903Z | 183.806° SSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-05 07:33:43.903Z | 183.581° SSW | 2025-09-05 07:37:43.903Z | 133.705° SE | 23.211° | 2025-09-05 07:41:43.903Z | 88.061° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-05 09:20:43.903Z | 239.896° WSW | 2025-09-05 09:25:43.903Z | 95.299° ESE | 44.079° | 2025-09-05 09:30:43.903Z | 67.868° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-05 11:09:43.903Z | 281.285° WNW | 2025-09-05 11:13:43.903Z | 347.143° N | 39.544° | 2025-09-05 11:19:43.903Z | 71.658° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-05 12:58:43.903Z | 296.977° NW | 2025-09-05 13:02:43.903Z | 11.465° NNE | 42.104° | 2025-09-05 13:08:43.903Z | 96.102° ESE |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-05 14:46:43.903Z | 284.471° WNW | 2025-09-05 14:50:43.903Z | 227.559° WSW | 39.121° | 2025-09-05 14:56:43.903Z | 137.065° SSE |
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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