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QIANFAN-21, 61554

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-21, 61554 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
61554, 2024-185C
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
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 13 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-21
1 61554U 24185C   25181.85901759  .00000466  00000-0  20311-3 0  9998
2 61554  88.9753  96.3010 0010675 166.1573 193.9913 14.22329125 46534
Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:36:59.119Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-132.10811°
Altitude
827.998 km
Speed
7.435 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 25m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-16.97512°
Longitude
48.14114°
Altitude
817.773 km
Speed
7.447 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 26m 17s
Apparent Declination
-55° 03' 49"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:59:42
Azimuth
220.277° SW
Elevation
-28.372°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
822.113 km
Perigee altitude
806.757 km
Semi-major axis
7,192.572 km
Eccentricity
0.00107
Inclination
88.9753°
RAAN
96.301°
Arg. of periapsis
166.1573°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
193.9913°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.55809 °/min
Orbital period
101.18 mins
BSTAR
0.00020311
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QIANFAN-21 Visibility forecast

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Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
10 mins2025-07-01 18:40:26.671Z175.04° S2025-07-01 18:45:26.671Z33.144° NE44.633°2025-07-01 18:50:26.671Z0.486° NNE
4 mins2025-07-02 05:19:26.671Z60.025° ENE2025-07-02 05:20:26.671Z73.215° E16.207°2025-07-02 05:23:26.671Z111.161° ESE
9 mins2025-07-02 06:58:26.671Z347.797° N2025-07-02 07:02:26.671Z274.909° WNW39.25°2025-07-02 07:07:26.671Z199.664° SSW
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