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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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-25
1 61558U 24185G   25181.87401719  .00000263  00000-0  15265-3 0  9992
2 61558  88.9827  96.8586 0009010  96.5082 263.7127 14.05732956 46348

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:58:35.085Z)

Latitude

0.00008°

Longitude

-136.96515°

Altitude

877.764 km

Speed

7.413 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 27m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-19.49493°

Longitude

43.33256°

Altitude

883.185 km

Speed

7.409 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 25m 58s

Apparent Declination

-52° 56' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:31:06

Azimuth

224.962° SW

Elevation

-31.491°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

877.514 km

Perigee altitude

864.451 km

Semi-major axis

7,249.119 km

Eccentricity

0.0009

Inclination

88.9827°

RAAN

96.8586°

Arg. of periapsis

96.5082°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

263.7127°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.51654 °/min

Orbital period

102.37 mins

BSTAR

0.00015265

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-01 17:36:44.773Z	121.216° SE	2025-07-01 17:40:44.773Z	72.092° E	20.233°	2025-07-01 17:43:44.773Z	35.477° NE
9 mins	2025-07-01 19:18:44.773Z	207.565° SW	2025-07-01 19:22:44.773Z	282.653° WNW	36.003°	2025-07-01 19:27:44.773Z	346.603° N
9 mins	2025-07-02 06:01:44.773Z	20.165° NNE	2025-07-02 06:05:44.773Z	82.048° E	34.442°	2025-07-02 06:10:44.773Z	155.419° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-02 07:44:44.773Z	324.64° NNW	2025-07-02 07:47:44.773Z	286.123° WNW	21.644°	2025-07-02 07:51:44.773Z	235.908° WSW

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