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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

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 (1 year 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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-28
1 61561U 24185K   26034.14176154  .00000800  00000-0  31571-3 0  9991
2 61561  88.9769  70.8030 0009446 111.5558 248.6644 14.28155716 77654

Epoch: 2026-02-03T03:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T03:24:08.197Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-113.5581°

Altitude

803.439 km

Speed

7.45 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 43m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:06:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

801.617 km

Perigee altitude

788.066 km

Semi-major axis

7,172.979 km

Eccentricity

0.00094

Inclination

88.9769°

RAAN

70.803°

Arg. of periapsis

111.5558°

True anomaly

248.56362°

Mean anomaly

248.6644°

Eccentric anomaly

248.614°

Mean motion

3.57268 °/min

Orbital period

100.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00031571

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QIANFAN-28 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	2026-02-03 14:04:16.389Z	18.683° NNE	2026-02-03 14:08:16.389Z	75.181° E	32.666°	2026-02-03 14:13:16.389Z	154.306° SSE
6 mins	2026-02-03 15:46:16.389Z	322.396° NNW	2026-02-03 15:49:16.389Z	280.233° WNW	20.74°	2026-02-03 15:52:16.389Z	239.74° WSW
4 mins	2026-02-04 01:26:16.389Z	91.372° ESE	2026-02-04 01:27:16.389Z	78.607° E	14.704°	2026-02-04 01:30:16.389Z	42.648° NE
8 mins	2026-02-04 03:04:16.389Z	196.08° SSW	2026-02-04 03:08:16.389Z	296.767° NW	40.281°	2026-02-04 03:12:16.389Z	349.837° N

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QIANFAN-28, 61561

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T03:24:08.197Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #185 in the year 2024 (2024-10-15 UTC)

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