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QIANFAN-27, 61560

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-27, 61560 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

61560, 2024-185J

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 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 10 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-27
1 61560U 24185J   25186.54183846  .00000340  00000-0  13324-3 0  9992
2 61560  88.9821  95.7365 0010815  92.6803 267.5629 14.27102821 47314

Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:00:14.842Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-23.10374°

Altitude

804.833 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 22m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-44.54227°

Longitude

-24.14847°

Altitude

824.257 km

Speed

7.437 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 42m 32s

Apparent Declination

-58° 23' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:49:51

Azimuth

223.106° SW

Elevation

-49.33°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

806.134 km

Perigee altitude

790.611 km

Semi-major axis

7,176.509 km

Eccentricity

0.00108

Inclination

88.9821°

RAAN

95.7365°

Arg. of periapsis

92.6803°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

267.5629°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.57004 °/min

Orbital period

100.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00013324

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QIANFAN-27 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.
8 mins	2025-07-06 06:25:35.490Z	355.974° N	2025-07-06 06:29:35.490Z	222.325° SW	43.3°	2025-07-06 06:33:35.490Z	188.525° SSW
8 mins	2025-07-06 17:44:35.490Z	141.264° SSE	2025-07-06 17:47:35.490Z	94.309° ESE	31.626°	2025-07-06 17:52:35.490Z	16.463° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-06 19:26:35.490Z	241.93° WSW	2025-07-06 19:28:35.490Z	270.957° WNW	21.344°	2025-07-06 19:32:35.490Z	326.171° NNW

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