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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

7 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 7 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-27
1 61560U 24185J   25182.12447013  .00000363  00000-0  14269-3 0  9995
2 61560  88.9822  96.2523 0010660 103.9378 256.3002 14.27099837 46680

Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:59:14.219Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

132.01863°

Altitude

806.325 km

Speed

7.449 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 25m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

31.19905°

Longitude

132.59836°

Altitude

803.145 km

Speed

7.456 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 47m 50s

Apparent Declination

-2° 04' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:30:10

Azimuth

38.091° NE

Elevation

-45.612°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

806.033 km

Perigee altitude

790.732 km

Semi-major axis

7,176.519 km

Eccentricity

0.00107

Inclination

88.9822°

RAAN

96.2523°

Arg. of periapsis

103.9378°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

256.3002°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.57003 °/min

Orbital period

100.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00014269

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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.
9 mins	2025-07-01 18:14:48.804Z	153.938° SSE	2025-07-01 18:18:48.804Z	98.354° ESE	35.955°	2025-07-01 18:23:48.804Z	12.651° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-01 19:57:48.804Z	245.919° WSW	2025-07-01 20:00:48.804Z	286.741° WNW	18.008°	2025-07-01 20:03:48.804Z	322.871° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-02 06:29:48.804Z	4.092° NNE	2025-07-02 06:33:48.804Z	67.723° E	44.559°	2025-07-02 06:38:48.804Z	178.296° S

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