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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

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

Manufacturer

GESIH/SECM

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-10-15 (11 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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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-19
1 61552U 24185A   25245.89997866  .00000758  00000-0  39095-3 0  9998
2 61552  88.9762  89.5107 0004868 270.9429  89.1200 14.14141696 55412

Epoch: 2025-09-02T21:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-02T21:35:58.156Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

143.2338°

Altitude

848.226 km

Speed

7.429 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 58m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:36:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

845.708 km

Perigee altitude

838.678 km

Semi-major axis

7,220.33 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

88.9762°

RAAN

89.5107°

Arg. of periapsis

270.9429°

True anomaly

89.17578°

Mean anomaly

89.12°

Eccentric anomaly

89.14789°

Mean motion

3.53759 °/min

Orbital period

101.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00039095

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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.
8 mins	2025-09-03 13:00:35.038Z	127.544° SE	2025-09-03 13:04:35.038Z	79.709° E	21.688°	2025-09-03 13:08:35.038Z	29.619° NE
8 mins	2025-09-03 14:42:35.038Z	211.879° SW	2025-09-03 14:46:35.038Z	284.847° WNW	33.533°	2025-09-03 14:50:35.038Z	340.954° N
8 mins	2025-09-04 01:22:35.038Z	25.394° NE	2025-09-04 01:25:35.038Z	77.807° E	34.358°	2025-09-04 01:30:35.038Z	155.473° SSE
6 mins	2025-09-04 03:04:35.038Z	320.204° NNW	2025-09-04 03:07:35.038Z	278.656° WNW	21.066°	2025-09-04 03:10:35.038Z	240.294° WSW