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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

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

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 (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: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-22
1 61555U 24185D   25243.28337627  .00000274  00000-0  22578-3 0  9996
2 61555  88.9751  90.5960 0005510 327.4910  32.5921 13.86247255 54608

Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:48:03.709Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

8.875°

Altitude

941.418 km

Speed

7.383 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 02m 23s

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

942.843 km

Perigee altitude

934.78 km

Semi-major axis

7,316.949 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

88.9751°

RAAN

90.596°

Arg. of periapsis

327.491°

True anomaly

32.62613°

Mean anomaly

32.5921°

Eccentric anomaly

32.60911°

Mean motion

3.46775 °/min

Orbital period

103.81 mins

BSTAR

0.00022578

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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.
6 mins	2025-09-01 00:44:28.733Z	45.485° ENE	2025-09-01 00:47:28.733Z	77.878° E	15.644°	2025-09-01 00:50:28.733Z	109.821° ESE
10 mins	2025-09-01 02:27:28.733Z	352.951° N	2025-09-01 02:31:28.733Z	295.152° NW	42.727°	2025-09-01 02:37:28.733Z	192.872° SSW
10 mins	2025-09-01 14:06:28.733Z	167.24° S	2025-09-01 14:10:28.733Z	90.524° ESE	43.811°	2025-09-01 14:16:28.733Z	3.142° NNE
4 mins	2025-09-01 15:53:28.733Z	267.007° W	2025-09-01 15:55:28.733Z	289.378° WNW	14.378°	2025-09-01 15:57:28.733Z	310.392° NW