QIANFAN-23, 61556
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-23, 61556 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
GESIH/SECM
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass
267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-23
1 61556U 24185E 26197.80585573 .00000215 00000-0 10062-3 0 9999
2 61556 88.9806 52.8924 0007176 358.6566 1.4601 14.16518957100330Epoch: 2026-07-16T19:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-16T19:20:25.935Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-171.8577°
Altitude
835.02 km
Speed
7.438 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 31m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:45:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
839.281 km
Perigee altitude
828.93 km
Semi-major axis
7,212.243 km
Eccentricity
0.00072
Inclination
88.9806°
RAAN
52.8924°
Arg. of periapsis
358.6566°
True anomaly
1.4622°
Mean anomaly
1.4601°
Eccentric anomaly
1.46115°
Mean motion
3.54354 °/min
Orbital period
101.59 mins
BSTAR
0.00010062
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Other satellites on launch #185 in the year 2024 (2024-10-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.QIANFAN-23 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. |
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| 9 mins | 2026-07-17 14:06:09.257Z | 145.221° SSE | 2026-07-17 14:11:09.257Z | 72.99° E | 30.595° | 2026-07-17 14:15:09.257Z | 19.313° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2026-07-17 15:49:09.257Z | 230.673° WSW | 2026-07-17 15:52:09.257Z | 271.632° WNW | 23.608° | 2026-07-17 15:56:09.257Z | 327.712° NNW |
| 9 mins | 2026-07-18 02:27:09.257Z | 9.566° NNE | 2026-07-18 02:31:09.257Z | 103.77° ESE | 42.881° | 2026-07-18 02:36:09.257Z | 172.658° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-07-18 04:10:09.257Z | 307.197° NW | 2026-07-18 04:12:09.257Z | 283.6° WNW | 13.981° | 2026-07-18 04:14:09.257Z | 260.782° W |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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