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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
17 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 (7 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 17 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-21
1 61554U 24185C   25128.88282467  .00001028  00000-0  45656-3 0  9994
2 61554  88.9728 102.4795 0010979   5.8712 354.2606 14.22260419 39001
Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:11Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:11:16.051Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-82.28432°
Altitude
812.912 km
Speed
7.451 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 49m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
67.33865°
Longitude
-79.91986°
Altitude
825.962 km
Speed
7.448 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 18m 00s
Apparent Declination
20° 14' 51"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:33:23
Azimuth
19.945° NNE
Elevation
-27.319°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
822.563 km
Perigee altitude
806.77 km
Semi-major axis
7,192.803 km
Eccentricity
0.0010979
Inclination
88.9728°
RAAN
102.4795°
Arg. of periapsis
5.8712°
True anomaly
354.248°
Mean anomaly
354.2606°
Eccentric anomaly
354.2543°
Mean motion
3.55792 °/min
BSTAR
0.00045656
Orbital period
101.18 mins
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QIANFAN-21 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
10 mins2025-05-09 22:37:15.010Z178.157° S2025-05-09 22:42:15.010Z340.743° N44.918°2025-05-09 22:47:15.010Z358.846° N
6 mins2025-05-10 09:15:15.010Z45.749° ENE2025-05-10 09:18:15.010Z85.127° E17.835°2025-05-10 09:21:15.010Z120.727° SE
9 mins2025-05-10 10:55:15.010Z346.323° N2025-05-10 10:59:15.010Z281.291° WNW37.617°2025-05-10 11:04:15.010Z203.048° SW
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