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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 (2 years 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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-19
1 61552U 24185A   26315.84819573  .00000438  00000-0  22080-3 0  9991
2 61552  88.9915  39.7128 0005071 324.9344  35.1509 14.14566016116895

Epoch: 2026-11-11T20:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-11T20:21:24.111Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

43.37218°

Altitude

843.84 km

Speed

7.432 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 38m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

04:02:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

844.409 km

Perigee altitude

837.087 km

Semi-major axis

7,218.885 km

Eccentricity

0.00051

Inclination

88.9915°

RAAN

39.7128°

Arg. of periapsis

324.9344°

True anomaly

35.18437°

Mean anomaly

35.1509°

Eccentric anomaly

35.16763°

Mean motion

3.53865 °/min

Orbital period

101.73 mins

BSTAR

0.0002208

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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	2026-11-12 17:18:19.969Z	19.107° NNE	2026-11-12 17:23:19.969Z	85.208° E	35.581°	2026-11-12 17:28:19.969Z	150.167° SSE
8 mins	2026-11-12 19:01:19.969Z	330.328° NNW	2026-11-12 19:05:19.969Z	273.023° WNW	27.435°	2026-11-12 19:09:19.969Z	225.574° WSW
4 mins	2026-11-13 04:47:19.969Z	91.498° ESE	2026-11-13 04:48:19.969Z	79.201° E	15.764°	2026-11-13 04:51:19.969Z	43.952° NE
9 mins	2026-11-13 06:26:19.969Z	195.199° SSW	2026-11-13 06:30:19.969Z	296.868° NW	60.709°	2026-11-13 06:35:19.969Z	352.487° N

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QIANFAN-19, 61552

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-11T20:21:24.111Z)

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Other satellites on launch #185 in the year 2024 (2024-10-15 UTC)

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