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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). 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
61557, 2024-185F
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
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 (9 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 4 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-24
1 61557U 24185F   25182.21184889  .00000534  00000-0  22835-3 0  9998
2 61557  88.9811  96.3639 0011767 107.5448 252.7031 14.23527798 46613
Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T05:05:03.744Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
100.58775°
Altitude
819.03 km
Speed
7.442 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 25m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-2.29921°
Longitude
-79.39202°
Altitude
814.66 km
Speed
7.447 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 36m 53s
Apparent Declination
-44° 13' 43"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:56:52
Azimuth
228.935° WSW
Elevation
-20.618°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
818.852 km
Perigee altitude
801.934 km
Semi-major axis
7,188.53 km
Eccentricity
0.00118
Inclination
88.9811°
RAAN
96.3639°
Arg. of periapsis
107.5448°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
252.7031°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.56109 °/min
Orbital period
101.09 mins
BSTAR
0.00022835
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QIANFAN-24 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-07-01 18:41:37.156Z175.29° S2025-07-01 18:45:37.156Z157.985° S44.185°2025-07-01 18:50:37.156Z0.412° NNE
4 mins2025-07-02 05:19:37.156Z59.055° ENE2025-07-02 05:20:37.156Z72.135° E16.008°2025-07-02 05:23:37.156Z110.291° ESE
9 mins2025-07-02 06:58:37.156Z347.94° N2025-07-02 07:02:37.156Z274.642° WNW39.324°2025-07-02 07:07:37.156Z199.46° SSW
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