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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

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-26
1 61559U 24185H   25128.93884215  .00000241  00000-0  22899-3 0  9994
2 61559  88.9806 103.2395 0004799 333.4551  26.6369 13.77576724 38689

Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:31Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:31:55.961Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-101.74582°

Altitude

972.333 km

Speed

7.367 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 52m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

34.42411°

Longitude

-101.12189°

Altitude

975.516 km

Speed

7.368 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 31m 48s

Apparent Declination

0° 23' 13"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:33:22

Azimuth

42.161° NE

Elevation

-41.091°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

973.033 km

Perigee altitude

965.981 km

Semi-major axis

7,347.644 km

Eccentricity

0.0004799

Inclination

88.9806°

RAAN

103.2395°

Arg. of periapsis

333.4551°

True anomaly

26.66157°

Mean anomaly

26.6369°

Eccentric anomaly

26.64923°

Mean motion

3.44605 °/min

BSTAR

0.00022899

Orbital period

104.47 mins

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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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 21:20:13.983Z	114.744° SE	2025-05-09 21:24:13.983Z	70.476° E	18.738°	2025-05-09 21:27:13.983Z	37.664° NE
10 mins	2025-05-09 23:03:13.983Z	196.771° SSW	2025-05-09 23:08:13.983Z	289.315° WNW	40.134°	2025-05-09 23:13:13.983Z	349.714° N
10 mins	2025-05-10 10:00:13.983Z	17.899° NNE	2025-05-10 10:04:13.983Z	78.561° E	37.677°	2025-05-10 10:10:13.983Z	161.539° S
7 mins	2025-05-10 11:45:13.983Z	323.337° NNW	2025-05-10 11:48:13.983Z	288.212° WNW	21.318°	2025-05-10 11:52:13.983Z	241.137° WSW

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