QIANFAN-24, 61557
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-24, 61557 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-24 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 15 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 15 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-24
1 61557U 24185F 25046.88625253 .00001020 00000-0 44440-3 0 9992
2 61557 88.9842 112.0960 0009770 184.4227 175.6880 14.23242115 27363
Epoch: 2025-02-15T21:16Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-15T21:16:12.218Z)
Latitude | -0.00005° |
Longitude | 6.91786° |
Altitude | 824.475 km |
Speed | 7.437 km/s |
True Right ascension | 07h 28m 23s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 4.77341° |
Longitude | 6.92886° |
Altitude | 823.991 km |
Speed | 7.438 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 05h 48m 22s |
Apparent Declination | -18° 33' 38" |
Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 15:15:15 |
Azimuth | 291.671° WNW |
Elevation | -50.806° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 818.38 km |
Perigee altitude | 804.332 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,189.493 km |
Eccentricity | 0.000977 |
Inclination | 88.9842° |
RAAN | 112.096° |
Arg. of periapsis | 184.4227° |
True anomaly | 175.69641° |
Mean anomaly | 175.688° |
Eccentric anomaly | 175.6922° |
Mean motion | 3.56038 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.0004444 |
Orbital period | 101.11 mins |
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QIANFAN-24 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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9 mins | 2025-02-16 16:24:43.130Z | 5.056° NNE | 2025-02-16 16:29:43.130Z | 136.96° SSE | 43.303° | 2025-02-16 16:33:43.130Z | 175.606° S |
7 mins | 2025-02-17 03:46:43.130Z | 130.071° SE | 2025-02-17 03:49:43.130Z | 86.909° E | 26.198° | 2025-02-17 03:53:43.130Z | 27.168° NE |
8 mins | 2025-02-17 05:27:43.130Z | 223.285° SW | 2025-02-17 05:30:43.130Z | 267.567° W | 27.39° | 2025-02-17 05:35:43.130Z | 337.638° N |
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