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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   25196.60058326  .00000256  00000-0  14043-3 0  9991
2 61553  88.9828  95.3333 0008576  96.8344 263.3816 14.08656379 48359

Epoch: 2025-07-15T14:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T14:24:50.393Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-54.56944°

Altitude

867.731 km

Speed

7.418 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 21m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-3.05817°

Longitude

-54.6556°

Altitude

868.409 km

Speed

7.417 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 31m 10s

Apparent Declination

-37° 57' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:48:32

Azimuth

241.128° WSW

Elevation

-26.138°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

867.149 km

Perigee altitude

854.733 km

Semi-major axis

7,239.078 km

Eccentricity

0.00086

Inclination

88.9828°

RAAN

95.3333°

Arg. of periapsis

96.8344°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

263.3816°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52386 °/min

Orbital period

102.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00014043

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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	2025-07-16 04:38:07.999Z	25.478° NE	2025-07-16 04:43:07.999Z	90.02° ESE	24.526°	2025-07-16 04:47:07.999Z	138.11° SSE
8 mins	2025-07-16 06:21:07.999Z	336.704° NNW	2025-07-16 06:25:07.999Z	274.281° WNW	30.499°	2025-07-16 06:29:07.999Z	218.586° SW
9 mins	2025-07-16 17:49:07.999Z	185.047° SSW	2025-07-16 17:53:07.999Z	311.898° NW	43.901°	2025-07-16 17:58:07.999Z	356.232° N

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