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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). 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
61561, 2024-185K
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
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-28
1 61561U 24185K   25182.10645036  .00000588  00000-0  23433-3 0  9991
2 61561  88.9826  96.2456 0011028  99.5342 260.7098 14.27330765 46682
Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:33Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:33:17.311Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
138.5168°
Altitude
805.017 km
Speed
7.45 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 24m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
11.72144°
Longitude
138.69379°
Altitude
802.524 km
Speed
7.453 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 27m 58s
Apparent Declination
-13° 03' 47"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:58:38
Azimuth
42.935° NE
Elevation
-56.561°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
805.521 km
Perigee altitude
789.694 km
Semi-major axis
7,175.745 km
Eccentricity
0.0011
Inclination
88.9826°
RAAN
96.2456°
Arg. of periapsis
99.5342°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
260.7098°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.57061 °/min
Orbital period
100.82 mins
BSTAR
0.00023433
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QIANFAN-28 Visibility forecast

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8 mins2025-07-01 17:49:21.885Z133.023° SE2025-07-01 17:53:21.885Z78.752° E24.584°2025-07-01 17:57:21.885Z25.311° NE
8 mins2025-07-01 19:30:21.885Z218.415° SW2025-07-01 19:34:21.885Z282.942° WNW28.444°2025-07-01 19:38:21.885Z337.245° NNW
8 mins2025-07-02 06:04:21.885Z22.909° NE2025-07-02 06:07:21.885Z75.922° E34.955°2025-07-02 06:12:21.885Z157.868° S
5 mins2025-07-02 07:46:21.885Z309.456° NW2025-07-02 07:48:21.885Z280.21° WNW19.081°2025-07-02 07:51:21.885Z241.912° WSW
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