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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
GESIH/SECM
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass
267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-26
1 61559U 24185H 26171.43270001 .00000177 00000-0 16325-3 0 9995
2 61559 88.9826 59.2742 0006586 138.8874 221.2790 13.77914187 94792Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:23:05.280Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-5.1452°
Altitude
977.926 km
Speed
7.361 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 57m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:46:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
973.145 km
Perigee altitude
963.468 km
Semi-major axis
7,346.443 km
Eccentricity
0.00066
Inclination
88.9826°
RAAN
59.2742°
Arg. of periapsis
138.8874°
True anomaly
221.22924°
Mean anomaly
221.279°
Eccentric anomaly
221.25412°
Mean motion
3.44689 °/min
Orbital period
104.44 mins
BSTAR
0.00016325
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Other satellites on launch #185 in the year 2024 (2024-10-15 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 11 mins | 2026-06-21 04:23:33.056Z | 10.244° NNE | 2026-06-21 04:29:33.056Z | 92.789° ESE | 39.242° | 2026-06-21 04:34:33.056Z | 162.535° S |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-21 06:10:33.056Z | 318.329° NNW | 2026-06-21 06:13:33.056Z | 282.193° WNW | 19.801° | 2026-06-21 06:17:33.056Z | 239.667° WSW |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-21 16:08:33.056Z | 137.028° SSE | 2026-06-21 16:12:33.056Z | 81.633° E | 30.755° | 2026-06-21 16:17:33.056Z | 18.788° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-21 17:53:33.056Z | 228.092° WSW | 2026-06-21 17:57:33.056Z | 286.249° WNW | 27.349° | 2026-06-21 18:01:33.056Z | 333.78° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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