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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

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

Manufacturer

GESIH/SECM

Mission

Partially operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-10-15 (11 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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-27
1 61560U 24185J   25243.26553213  .00000612  00000-0  24511-3 0  9996
2 61560  88.9751  89.0895 0005852 270.9715  89.0809 14.27146279 55409

Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:22:21.976Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

13.80998°

Altitude

804.284 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 56m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:50:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

802.426 km

Perigee altitude

794.027 km

Semi-major axis

7,176.364 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

88.9751°

RAAN

89.0895°

Arg. of periapsis

270.9715°

True anomaly

89.14795°

Mean anomaly

89.0809°

Eccentric anomaly

89.11443°

Mean motion

3.57015 °/min

Orbital period

100.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00024511

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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	2025-09-01 01:28:11.427Z	21.79° NNE	2025-09-01 01:32:11.427Z	84.73° E	31.981°	2025-09-01 01:36:11.427Z	148.76° SSE
6 mins	2025-09-01 03:10:11.427Z	320.592° NNW	2025-09-01 03:13:11.427Z	275.766° WNW	21.832°	2025-09-01 03:16:11.427Z	236.267° WSW
4 mins	2025-09-01 12:50:11.427Z	91.901° ESE	2025-09-01 12:51:11.427Z	79.557° E	14.197°	2025-09-01 12:54:11.427Z	44.034° NE
8 mins	2025-09-01 14:28:11.427Z	193.512° SSW	2025-09-01 14:32:11.427Z	291.164° WNW	41.512°	2025-09-01 14:36:11.427Z	350.409° N