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QIANFAN-22, 61555

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-22, 61555 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

61555, 2024-185D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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 (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-22
1 61555U 24185D   25128.87375619  .00000345  00000-0  28773-3 0  9998
2 61555  88.9800 103.0983 0005192 316.9766  43.0999 13.86200983 38764

Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:58Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:58:12.534Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-78.39192°

Altitude

942.204 km

Speed

7.382 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 52m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

26.3553°

Longitude

-77.96867°

Altitude

944.072 km

Speed

7.383 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 27m 18s

Apparent Declination

-4° 42' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:35:22

Azimuth

47.784° ENE

Elevation

-44.485°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

942.774 km

Perigee altitude

935.176 km

Semi-major axis

7,317.112 km

Eccentricity

0.0005192

Inclination

88.98°

RAAN

103.0983°

Arg. of periapsis

316.9766°

True anomaly

43.14057°

Mean anomaly

43.0999°

Eccentric anomaly

43.12023°

Mean motion

3.46764 °/min

BSTAR

0.00028773

Orbital period

103.82 mins

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QIANFAN-22 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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 21:22:13.303Z	113.406° SE	2025-05-09 21:25:13.303Z	79.714° E	18.907°	2025-05-09 21:29:13.303Z	34.486° NE
10 mins	2025-05-09 23:04:13.303Z	197.761° SSW	2025-05-09 23:09:13.303Z	286.172° WNW	39.43°	2025-05-09 23:14:13.303Z	349.013° N
9 mins	2025-05-10 09:57:13.303Z	19.006° NNE	2025-05-10 10:01:13.303Z	79.422° E	36.405°	2025-05-10 10:06:13.303Z	156.421° SSE
7 mins	2025-05-10 11:42:13.303Z	318.327° NNW	2025-05-10 11:45:13.303Z	278.662° WNW	21.794°	2025-05-10 11:49:13.303Z	234.731° WSW

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