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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

17 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 17 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-27
1 61560U 24185J   25128.90481338  .00000737  00000-0  29705-3 0  9995
2 61560  88.9799 102.4657 0006133 292.5795  67.4749 14.27052050 39091

Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:42Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:42:55.876Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-90.23573°

Altitude

802.98 km

Speed

7.453 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 49m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-26.68681°

Longitude

-90.82728°

Altitude

808.473 km

Speed

7.45 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 24m 41s

Apparent Declination

-36° 06' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:35:21

Azimuth

92.06° ESE

Elevation

-64.133°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

802.944 km

Perigee altitude

794.141 km

Semi-major axis

7,176.68 km

Eccentricity

0.0006133

Inclination

88.9799°

RAAN

102.4657°

Arg. of periapsis

292.5795°

True anomaly

67.53984°

Mean anomaly

67.4749°

Eccentric anomaly

67.50737°

Mean motion

3.56991 °/min

BSTAR

0.00029705

Orbital period

100.84 mins

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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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 21:25:12.262Z	114.352° SE	2025-05-09 21:28:12.262Z	76.684° E	17.847°	2025-05-09 21:31:12.262Z	38.766° NE
8 mins	2025-05-09 23:05:12.262Z	204.863° SW	2025-05-09 23:08:12.262Z	254.609° W	36.631°	2025-05-09 23:13:12.262Z	345.746° N
7 mins	2025-05-10 09:39:12.262Z	31.777° NE	2025-05-10 09:42:12.262Z	77.038° E	26.908°	2025-05-10 09:46:12.262Z	138.7° SSE
7 mins	2025-05-10 11:20:12.262Z	328.671° NNW	2025-05-10 11:23:12.262Z	282.268° WNW	26.419°	2025-05-10 11:27:12.262Z	225.009° WSW

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