QIANFAN-28, 61561
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-28, 61561 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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QIANFAN-28 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | GESIH/SECM |
Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
Bus & Motor | QIANFAN, Unknown motor |
Mass | 300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
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 13 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-28
1 61561U 24185K 25046.93365007 .00001305 00000-0 52928-3 0 9997
2 61561 88.9858 112.0349 0009458 174.9041 185.2251 14.27133263 27408
Epoch: 2025-02-15T22:24Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-15T22:24:27.366Z)
Latitude | -0° |
Longitude | -10.25307° |
Altitude | 811.156 km |
Speed | 7.444 km/s |
True Right ascension | 07h 28m 08s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -48.38039° |
Longitude | -11.45294° |
Altitude | 825.282 km |
Speed | 7.437 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 04h 52m 16s |
Apparent Declination | -50° 44' 16" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 14:25:01 |
Azimuth | 234.676° WSW |
Elevation | -62.305° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 805.058 km |
Perigee altitude | 791.483 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,176.407 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0009458 |
Inclination | 88.9858° |
RAAN | 112.0349° |
Arg. of periapsis | 174.9041° |
True anomaly | 185.21524° |
Mean anomaly | 185.2251° |
Eccentric anomaly | 185.22017° |
Mean motion | 3.57012 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00052928 |
Orbital period | 100.84 mins |
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QIANFAN-28 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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9 mins | 2025-02-16 15:48:37.704Z | 19.974° NNE | 2025-02-16 15:53:37.704Z | 92.427° ESE | 29.288° | 2025-02-16 15:57:37.704Z | 147.224° SSE |
6 mins | 2025-02-16 17:31:37.704Z | 319.125° NNW | 2025-02-16 17:33:37.704Z | 288.134° WNW | 23.599° | 2025-02-16 17:37:37.704Z | 230.816° WSW |
8 mins | 2025-02-17 04:49:37.704Z | 189.592° SSW | 2025-02-17 04:52:37.704Z | 237.311° WSW | 42.833° | 2025-02-17 04:57:37.704Z | 353.526° N |
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