QIANFAN-20, 61553
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-20, 61553 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
GESIH/SECM
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass
267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-20
1 61553U 24185B 26072.95143949 .00000475 00000-0 26645-3 0 9993
2 61553 88.9762 67.8817 0007869 63.9708 296.2285 14.08942464 82334Epoch: 2026-03-13T22:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-13T22:50:04.371Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-86.21612°
Altitude
863.515 km
Speed
7.422 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 31m 31s
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
13:29:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
865.656 km
Perigee altitude
854.264 km
Semi-major axis
7,238.097 km
Eccentricity
0.00079
Inclination
88.9762°
RAAN
67.8817°
Arg. of periapsis
63.9708°
True anomaly
296.14758°
Mean anomaly
296.2285°
Eccentric anomaly
296.18804°
Mean motion
3.52457 °/min
Orbital period
102.14 mins
BSTAR
0.00026645
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Other satellites on launch #185 in the year 2024 (2024-10-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.QIANFAN-20 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. |
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| 10 mins | 2026-03-14 11:20:22.134Z | 14.264° NNE | 2026-03-14 11:25:22.134Z | 78.226° E | 34.889° | 2026-03-14 11:30:22.134Z | 155.964° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2026-03-14 13:04:22.134Z | 323.225° NNW | 2026-03-14 13:07:22.134Z | 284.303° WNW | 21.047° | 2026-03-14 13:11:22.134Z | 235.646° WSW |
| 6 mins | 2026-03-14 22:51:22.134Z | 107.43° ESE | 2026-03-14 22:53:22.134Z | 80.641° E | 19.748° | 2026-03-14 22:57:22.134Z | 32.082° NE |
| 9 mins | 2026-03-15 00:31:22.134Z | 204.844° SW | 2026-03-15 00:35:22.134Z | 271.578° WNW | 36.419° | 2026-03-15 00:40:22.134Z | 345.775° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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