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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

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-20
1 61553U 24185B   25243.19854466  .00000515  00000-0  29142-3 0  9991
2 61553  88.9765  90.0407 0004859 332.8555  27.2374 14.08689679 54914

Epoch: 2025-08-31T04:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T04:45:54.258Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

38.9427°

Altitude

863.767 km

Speed

7.422 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 00m 09s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

08:48:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

864.344 km

Perigee altitude

857.309 km

Semi-major axis

7,238.964 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

88.9765°

RAAN

90.0407°

Arg. of periapsis

332.8555°

True anomaly

27.2629°

Mean anomaly

27.2374°

Eccentric anomaly

27.25015°

Mean motion

3.52394 °/min

Orbital period

102.16 mins

BSTAR

0.00029142

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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.
10 mins	2025-09-01 01:48:28.948Z	11.488° NNE	2025-09-01 01:53:28.948Z	105.4° ESE	39.977°	2025-09-01 01:58:28.948Z	167.023° S
5 mins	2025-09-01 03:32:28.948Z	312.997° NW	2025-09-01 03:34:28.948Z	288.744° WNW	16.867°	2025-09-01 03:37:28.948Z	252.559° W
8 mins	2025-09-01 13:17:28.948Z	127.075° SE	2025-09-01 13:21:28.948Z	70.412° E	24.358°	2025-09-01 13:25:28.948Z	23.924° NE
8 mins	2025-09-01 14:59:28.948Z	218.272° SW	2025-09-01 15:03:28.948Z	286.395° WNW	30.538°	2025-09-01 15:07:28.948Z	338.557° N