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QIANFAN-29, 61562

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-29, 61562 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

61562, 2024-185L

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

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 (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-29
1 61562U 24185L   25243.27145611  .00000194  00000-0  28265-3 0  9993
2 61562  88.9736  92.0160 0010202   1.7623 358.3562 13.50959734 53821

Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:30:53.807Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

14.59801°

Altitude

1,064.087 km

Speed

7.324 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 08m 03s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

08:47:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,073.375 km

Perigee altitude

1,058.187 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.918 km

Eccentricity

0.00102

Inclination

88.9736°

RAAN

92.016°

Arg. of periapsis

1.7623°

True anomaly

358.35284°

Mean anomaly

358.3562°

Eccentric anomaly

358.35452°

Mean motion

3.37941 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00028265

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QIANFAN-29 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 00:54:34.473Z	37.657° NE	2025-09-01 00:58:34.473Z	79.479° E	19.618°	2025-09-01 01:02:34.473Z	120.132° SE
11 mins	2025-09-01 02:40:34.473Z	350.263° N	2025-09-01 02:45:34.473Z	270.12° WNW	41.316°	2025-09-01 02:51:34.473Z	197.843° SSW
7 mins	2025-09-01 12:53:34.473Z	104.446° ESE	2025-09-01 12:56:34.473Z	73.746° E	17.282°	2025-09-01 13:00:34.473Z	34.874° NE
11 mins	2025-09-01 14:37:34.473Z	189.539° SSW	2025-09-01 14:42:34.473Z	279.895° WNW	43.243°	2025-09-01 14:48:34.473Z	354.014° N