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QIANFAN-25, 61558

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-25, 61558 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

61558, 2024-185G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN / PRC)

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 7 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-25
1 61558U 24185G   25196.60862526  .00000266  00000-0  15460-3 0  9996
2 61558  88.9813  95.1977 0009657  63.3890 296.8280 14.05740967 48413

Epoch: 2025-07-15T14:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T14:36:25.222Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-57.60809°

Altitude

873.859 km

Speed

7.417 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 20m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-14.0483°

Longitude

-57.89349°

Altitude

878.236 km

Speed

7.413 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 25m 29s

Apparent Declination

-45° 08' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:57:53

Azimuth

235.504° WSW

Elevation

-32.076°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

877.955 km

Perigee altitude

863.954 km

Semi-major axis

7,249.092 km

Eccentricity

0.00097

Inclination

88.9813°

RAAN

95.1977°

Arg. of periapsis

63.389°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

296.828°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.51656 °/min

Orbital period

102.37 mins

BSTAR

0.0001546

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QIANFAN-25 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.
9 mins	2025-07-16 04:51:26.999Z	20.417° NNE	2025-07-16 04:56:26.999Z	91.874° ESE	30.681°	2025-07-16 05:00:26.999Z	146.557° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-16 06:35:26.999Z	324.036° NNW	2025-07-16 06:38:26.999Z	279.638° WNW	24.925°	2025-07-16 06:42:26.999Z	228.673° WSW
6 mins	2025-07-16 16:23:26.999Z	105.073° ESE	2025-07-16 16:25:26.999Z	80.985° E	17.107°	2025-07-16 16:29:26.999Z	34.982° NE
9 mins	2025-07-16 18:03:26.999Z	197.094° SSW	2025-07-16 18:07:26.999Z	257.983° W	39.634°	2025-07-16 18:12:26.999Z	348.16° N

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