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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

16 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 (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-25
1 61558U 24185G   25128.91389543  .00000457  00000-0  27188-3 0  9990
2 61558  88.9800 102.8242 0004597 299.3827  60.6895 14.05687797 38902

Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:56:00.565Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-93.15572°

Altitude

875.567 km

Speed

7.415 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 51m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-54.31234°

Longitude

88.17965°

Altitude

893.832 km

Speed

7.405 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 14m 46s

Apparent Declination

-66° 55' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:35:20

Azimuth

209.749° SW

Elevation

-49.762°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

874.47 km

Perigee altitude

867.805 km

Semi-major axis

7,249.275 km

Eccentricity

0.0004597

Inclination

88.98°

RAAN

102.8242°

Arg. of periapsis

299.3827°

True anomaly

60.73545°

Mean anomaly

60.6895°

Eccentric anomaly

60.71247°

Mean motion

3.51642 °/min

BSTAR

0.00027188

Orbital period

102.38 mins

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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	2025-05-09 21:58:12.164Z	145.324° SSE	2025-05-09 22:02:12.164Z	92.19° ESE	32.287°	2025-05-09 22:07:12.164Z	17.3° NNE
7 mins	2025-05-09 23:42:12.164Z	237.027° WSW	2025-05-09 23:45:12.164Z	279.826° WNW	23.384°	2025-05-09 23:49:12.164Z	329.858° NNW
9 mins	2025-05-10 10:24:12.164Z	3.96° NNE	2025-05-10 10:28:12.164Z	45.548° ENE	44.393°	2025-05-10 10:33:12.164Z	178.231° S

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