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QIANFAN-26, 61559

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-26, 61559 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

61559, 2024-185H

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

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 (11 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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-26
1 61559U 24185H   25243.25736926  .00000284  00000-0  27168-3 0  9993
2 61559  88.9758  90.9337 0005047 345.2990  14.8028 13.77731687 54420

Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:10:36.704Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

18.60086°

Altitude

971.348 km

Speed

7.368 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 03m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

08:46:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

972.664 km

Perigee altitude

965.247 km

Semi-major axis

7,347.092 km

Eccentricity

0.0005

Inclination

88.9758°

RAAN

90.9337°

Arg. of periapsis

345.299°

True anomaly

14.81759°

Mean anomaly

14.8028°

Eccentric anomaly

14.81019°

Mean motion

3.44643 °/min

Orbital period

104.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00027168

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QIANFAN-26 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.
12 mins	2025-09-01 01:55:42.149Z	6.585° NNE	2025-09-01 02:01:42.149Z	89.651° E	42.599°	2025-09-01 02:07:42.149Z	171.541° S
6 mins	2025-09-01 03:42:42.149Z	316.763° NNW	2025-09-01 03:45:42.149Z	283.858° WNW	16.786°	2025-09-01 03:48:42.149Z	252.227° W
9 mins	2025-09-01 13:40:42.149Z	144.845° SSE	2025-09-01 13:44:42.149Z	85.981° E	34.789°	2025-09-01 13:49:42.149Z	15.794° NNE
8 mins	2025-09-01 15:25:42.149Z	232.214° WSW	2025-09-01 15:29:42.149Z	282.417° WNW	23.711°	2025-09-01 15:33:42.149Z	329.13° NNW