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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
9 hours ago
Origin
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 9 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-30
1 61563U 24185M   25182.83268328  .00000102  00000-0  14113-3 0  9995
2 61563  88.9833  97.7161 0008632 136.1737 224.0100 13.49921179 45958
Epoch: 2025-07-01T19:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T19:59:03.835Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-122.17235°
Altitude
1,080.129 km
Speed
7.31 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 30m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
55.46846°
Longitude
-120.7412°
Altitude
1,080.674 km
Speed
7.318 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 39m 43s
Apparent Declination
12° 59' 01"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:50:39
Azimuth
345.199° N
Elevation
-35.885°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,076.03 km
Perigee altitude
1,063.172 km
Semi-major axis
7,447.738 km
Eccentricity
0.00086
Inclination
88.9833°
RAAN
97.7161°
Arg. of periapsis
136.1737°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
224.01°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.37681 °/min
Orbital period
106.61 mins
BSTAR
0.00014113
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QIANFAN-30 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
10 mins2025-07-02 05:29:08.494Z28.789° NE2025-07-02 05:34:08.494Z83.134° E23.625°2025-07-02 05:39:08.494Z134.018° SE
10 mins2025-07-02 07:16:08.494Z344.098° N2025-07-02 07:21:08.494Z267.619° W36.858°2025-07-02 07:26:08.494Z208.187° SW
8 mins2025-07-02 17:29:08.494Z111.805° ESE2025-07-02 17:32:08.494Z78.064° E21.525°2025-07-02 17:37:08.494Z27.354° NE
11 mins2025-07-02 19:13:08.494Z198.294° SSW2025-07-02 19:18:08.494Z261.548° W39.402°2025-07-02 19:24:08.494Z348.311° N
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