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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

Last TLE update

5 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 5 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-26
1 61559U 24185H   25190.09374839  .00000196  00000-0  18362-3 0  9995
2 61559  88.9829  96.6684 0007580 112.4475 247.7495 13.77712142 47122

Epoch: 2025-07-09T02:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T02:14:59.86Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

135.63966°

Altitude

977.118 km

Speed

7.362 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 26m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

21.64898°

Longitude

136.01742°

Altitude

974.756 km

Speed

7.366 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 59m 59s

Apparent Declination

-6° 45' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:44:31

Azimuth

19.722° NNE

Elevation

-55.374°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

974.594 km

Perigee altitude

963.456 km

Semi-major axis

7,347.162 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

88.9829°

RAAN

96.6684°

Arg. of periapsis

112.4475°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

247.7495°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.44638 °/min

Orbital period

104.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00018362

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-09 18:02:00.478Z	170.047° S	2025-07-09 18:08:00.478Z	72.049° E	43.911°	2025-07-09 18:13:00.478Z	3.714° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-09 19:51:00.478Z	262.732° W	2025-07-09 19:53:00.478Z	284.272° WNW	14.699°	2025-07-09 19:56:00.478Z	314.969° NW
8 mins	2025-07-10 05:01:00.478Z	39.252° NE	2025-07-10 05:04:00.478Z	78.579° E	24.063°	2025-07-10 05:09:00.478Z	135.816° SSE
9 mins	2025-07-10 06:45:00.478Z	338.111° N	2025-07-10 06:49:00.478Z	272.434° WNW	34.276°	2025-07-10 06:54:00.478Z	210.854° SW

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