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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
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
1
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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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
11 mins2025-07-09 18:02:00.478Z170.047° S2025-07-09 18:08:00.478Z72.049° E43.911°2025-07-09 18:13:00.478Z3.714° NNE
5 mins2025-07-09 19:51:00.478Z262.732° W2025-07-09 19:53:00.478Z284.272° WNW14.699°2025-07-09 19:56:00.478Z314.969° NW
8 mins2025-07-10 05:01:00.478Z39.252° NE2025-07-10 05:04:00.478Z78.579° E24.063°2025-07-10 05:09:00.478Z135.816° SSE
9 mins2025-07-10 06:45:00.478Z338.111° N2025-07-10 06:49:00.478Z272.434° WNW34.276°2025-07-10 06:54:00.478Z210.854° SW
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