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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
16 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 (7 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 16 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-24
1 61557U 24185F   25128.92871757  .00001057  00000-0  45910-3 0  9993
2 61557  88.9789 102.5546 0007460 299.2257  60.8189 14.23451350 39036
Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:17Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:17:21.198Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
-98.7759°
Altitude
814.149 km
Speed
7.447 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 50m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-11.66929°
Longitude
81.35587°
Altitude
820.442 km
Speed
7.441 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 57m 16s
Apparent Declination
-43° 12' 58"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:32:23
Azimuth
237.784° WSW
Elevation
-31.646°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
816.013 km
Perigee altitude
805.288 km
Semi-major axis
7,188.788 km
Eccentricity
0.000746
Inclination
88.9789°
RAAN
102.5546°
Arg. of periapsis
299.2257°
True anomaly
60.89357°
Mean anomaly
60.8189°
Eccentric anomaly
60.85623°
Mean motion
3.5609 °/min
BSTAR
0.0004591
Orbital period
101.1 mins
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QIANFAN-24 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-05-09 22:01:15.002Z149.824° SSE2025-05-09 22:06:15.002Z71.582° E33.247°2025-05-09 22:10:15.002Z16.442° NNE
7 mins2025-05-09 23:44:15.002Z238.511° WSW2025-05-09 23:47:15.002Z280.211° WNW20.913°2025-05-09 23:51:15.002Z329.379° NNW
9 mins2025-05-10 10:18:15.002Z6.57° NNE2025-05-10 10:22:15.002Z64.48° ENE43.488°2025-05-10 10:27:15.002Z174.383° S
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