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QIANFAN-30, 61563

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-30, 61563 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

61563, 2024-185M

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 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 6 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-30
1 61563U 24185M   25182.16558109  .00000105  00000-0  14701-3 0  9996
2 61563  88.9834  97.7844 0008574 137.8402 222.3410 13.49921045 45866

Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:58:26.206Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

118.71026°

Altitude

1,080.226 km

Speed

7.31 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 31m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

36.06156°

Longitude

119.42329°

Altitude

1,078.706 km

Speed

7.315 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 42m 30s

Apparent Declination

1° 39' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:07:35

Azimuth

30.33° NE

Elevation

-44.103°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,075.987 km

Perigee altitude

1,063.216 km

Semi-major axis

7,447.739 km

Eccentricity

0.00086

Inclination

88.9834°

RAAN

97.7844°

Arg. of periapsis

137.8402°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

222.341°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37681 °/min

Orbital period

106.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00014701

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QIANFAN-30 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 18:18:17.635Z	157.022° SSE	2025-07-01 18:24:17.635Z	82.427° E	38.95°	2025-07-01 18:30:17.635Z	9.518° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-01 20:07:17.635Z	237.483° WSW	2025-07-01 20:11:17.635Z	281.757° WNW	22.01°	2025-07-01 20:16:17.635Z	331.896° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-02 05:30:17.635Z	37.169° NE	2025-07-02 05:34:17.635Z	85.306° E	23.563°	2025-07-02 05:38:17.635Z	128.634° SE
10 mins	2025-07-02 07:16:17.635Z	343.405° N	2025-07-02 07:20:17.635Z	291.461° WNW	36.67°	2025-07-02 07:26:17.635Z	207.663° SW

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