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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

5 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 5 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-29
1 61562U 24185L   25182.16723104  .00000157  00000-0  22408-3 0  9994
2 61562  88.9828  98.3148 0010169 154.9723 205.1923 13.50945414 45575

Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:00:48.761Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

118.64506°

Altitude

1,078.591 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 33m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.5006°

Longitude

118.61341°

Altitude

1,078.649 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 30m 25s

Apparent Declination

-19° 22' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:58:54

Azimuth

49.221° ENE

Elevation

-62.023°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,073.403 km

Perigee altitude

1,058.264 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.97 km

Eccentricity

0.00102

Inclination

88.9828°

RAAN

98.3148°

Arg. of periapsis

154.9723°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

205.1923°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37937 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00022408

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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.
12 mins	2025-07-01 18:19:37.893Z	157.73° S	2025-07-01 18:25:37.893Z	95.123° ESE	38.568°	2025-07-01 18:31:37.893Z	10.661° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-01 20:09:37.893Z	242.998° WSW	2025-07-01 20:12:37.893Z	277.6° WNW	22.115°	2025-07-01 20:17:37.893Z	330.086° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-02 05:31:37.893Z	38.331° NE	2025-07-02 05:35:37.893Z	86.774° E	23.103°	2025-07-02 05:39:37.893Z	128.991° SE
10 mins	2025-07-02 07:17:37.893Z	342.954° N	2025-07-02 07:21:37.893Z	286.496° WNW	37.207°	2025-07-02 07:27:37.893Z	206.413° SW

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