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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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QIANFAN-23 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | GESIH/SECM |
Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
Bus & Motor | QIANFAN, Unknown motor |
Mass | 300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
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-23
1 61556U 24185E 25046.95049149 .00001121 00000-0 56356-3 0 9994
2 61556 88.9862 112.1942 0008024 185.7591 174.3506 14.15820840 27329
Epoch: 2025-02-15T22:48Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-15T22:48:42.464Z)
Latitude | -0.00002° |
Longitude | -16.17328° |
Altitude | 848.333 km |
Speed | 7.425 km/s |
True Right ascension | 07h 28m 46s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 16.68712° |
Longitude | 163.46424° |
Altitude | 836.513 km |
Speed | 7.439 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 22h 03m 15s |
Apparent Declination | -14° 46' 05" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 14:13:37 |
Azimuth | 84.006° E |
Elevation | -30.331° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 842.267 km |
Perigee altitude | 830.689 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,214.615 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0008024 |
Inclination | 88.9862° |
RAAN | 112.1942° |
Arg. of periapsis | 185.7591° |
True anomaly | 174.35964° |
Mean anomaly | 174.3506° |
Eccentric anomaly | 174.35512° |
Mean motion | 3.54179 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00056356 |
Orbital period | 101.64 mins |
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QIANFAN-23 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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10 mins | 2025-02-16 16:21:15.233Z | 6.492° NNE | 2025-02-16 16:26:15.233Z | 109.582° ESE | 43.199° | 2025-02-16 16:31:15.233Z | 173.865° S |
7 mins | 2025-02-17 03:47:15.233Z | 128.081° SE | 2025-02-17 03:50:15.233Z | 82.769° E | 26.81° | 2025-02-17 03:54:15.233Z | 25.845° NE |
8 mins | 2025-02-17 05:28:15.233Z | 221.069° SW | 2025-02-17 05:32:15.233Z | 282.037° WNW | 27.827° | 2025-02-17 05:36:15.233Z | 335.322° NNW |
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