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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

Last TLE update

3 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 3 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-29
1 61562U 24185L   25190.16638522  .00000120  00000-0  16769-3 0  9995
2 61562  88.9824  97.4935 0011021 133.7205 226.4860 13.50948304 46650

Epoch: 2025-07-09T03:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-09T03:59:35.682Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

110.2439°

Altitude

1,077.382 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 29m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-14.58872°

Longitude

109.96548°

Altitude

1,081.697 km

Speed

7.307 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 56m 47s

Apparent Declination

-26° 21' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:38:06

Azimuth

35.507° NE

Elevation

-73.947°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,074.027 km

Perigee altitude

1,057.619 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.96 km

Eccentricity

0.0011

Inclination

88.9824°

RAAN

97.4935°

Arg. of periapsis

133.7205°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

226.486°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37938 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00016769

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-09 16:37:35.917Z	85.288° E	2025-07-09 16:38:35.917Z	75.489° E	13.847°	2025-07-09 16:41:35.917Z	46.711° ENE
11 mins	2025-07-09 18:19:35.917Z	179.561° S	2025-07-09 18:24:35.917Z	255.33° W	44.935°	2025-07-09 18:30:35.917Z	358.134° N
4 mins	2025-07-09 20:10:35.917Z	272.479° WNW	2025-07-09 20:12:35.917Z	291.245° WNW	12.081°	2025-07-09 20:14:35.917Z	309.258° NW
10 mins	2025-07-10 05:29:35.917Z	20.168° NNE	2025-07-10 05:34:35.917Z	97.181° ESE	35.458°	2025-07-10 05:39:35.917Z	155.116° SSE
9 mins	2025-07-10 07:16:35.917Z	327.827° NNW	2025-07-10 07:20:35.917Z	279.314° WNW	24.833°	2025-07-10 07:25:35.917Z	228.443° WSW

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