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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

61553, 2024-185B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 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, 10 m

Radar Cross Section

13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-20
1 61553U 24185B   25182.10954040  .00000415  00000-0  23309-3 0  9991
2 61553  88.9839  96.9725 0007170 132.7993 227.3794 14.08646458 46318

Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:37:44.29Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

138.12825°

Altitude

870.563 km

Speed

7.415 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 27m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

40.37616°

Longitude

138.95483°

Altitude

870.021 km

Speed

7.421 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 48m 41s

Apparent Declination

3° 32' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:16:38

Azimuth

30.235° NE

Elevation

-42.09°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

866.165 km

Perigee altitude

855.784 km

Semi-major axis

7,239.112 km

Eccentricity

0.00072

Inclination

88.9839°

RAAN

96.9725°

Arg. of periapsis

132.7993°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

227.3794°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52383 °/min

Orbital period

102.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00023309

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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.
9 mins	2025-07-01 18:05:19.329Z	145.275° SSE	2025-07-01 18:10:19.329Z	70.094° E	31.517°	2025-07-01 18:14:19.329Z	18.371° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-01 19:49:19.329Z	237.08° WSW	2025-07-01 19:52:19.329Z	281.286° WNW	23.662°	2025-07-01 19:56:19.329Z	331.015° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-02 06:30:19.329Z	6.312° NNE	2025-07-02 06:34:19.329Z	113.758° SE	44.14°	2025-07-02 06:39:19.329Z	176.551° S

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