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QIANFAN-19, 61552

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-19, 61552 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 15 Oct 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

61552, 2024-185A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

GESIH/SECM

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-10-15 (9 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 6A

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-19
1 61552U 24185A   25199.55222399  .00000325  00000-0  16319-3 0  9995
2 61552  88.9826  94.8241 0009433  64.1658 296.0500 14.14104239 48866

Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:15:12.152Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-40.57858°

Altitude

845.418 km

Speed

7.431 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 19m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-23.74316°

Longitude

-41.07177°

Altitude

853.916 km

Speed

7.425 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 47m 55s

Apparent Declination

-40° 48' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:07:28

Azimuth

250.197° W

Elevation

-48.715°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

849.132 km

Perigee altitude

835.51 km

Semi-major axis

7,220.458 km

Eccentricity

0.00094

Inclination

88.9826°

RAAN

94.8241°

Arg. of periapsis

64.1658°

True anomaly

295.95284°

Mean anomaly

296.05°

Eccentric anomaly

296.00142°

Mean motion

3.5375 °/min

Orbital period

101.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00016319

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QIANFAN-19 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	2025-07-19 05:06:53.492Z	7.686° NNE	2025-07-19 05:11:53.492Z	93.795° ESE	42.452°	2025-07-19 05:16:53.492Z	171.093° S
4 mins	2025-07-19 06:51:53.492Z	299.486° NW	2025-07-19 06:52:53.492Z	287.24° WNW	14.54°	2025-07-19 06:55:53.492Z	253.529° W
7 mins	2025-07-19 16:33:53.492Z	127.009° SE	2025-07-19 16:36:53.492Z	83.466° E	25.637°	2025-07-19 16:40:53.492Z	27.094° NE
8 mins	2025-07-19 18:14:53.492Z	218.225° SW	2025-07-19 18:18:53.492Z	278.611° WNW	28.845°	2025-07-19 18:22:53.492Z	335.258° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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