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QIANFAN-31, 61564

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-31, 61564 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
61564, 2024-185N
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
11 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 11 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-31
1 61564U 24185N   25181.92078810  .00000101  00000-0  12334-3 0  9992
2 61564  88.9815  97.8733 0008191 136.2015 223.9791 13.57896535 45797
Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T22:05:56.091Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-152.83408°
Altitude
1,050.687 km
Speed
7.324 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 31m 29s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
85.57904°
Longitude
13.8937°
Altitude
1,052.539 km
Speed
7.335 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 10m 04s
Apparent Declination
36° 12' 06"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:48:36
Azimuth
355.543° N
Elevation
-13.722°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,046.464 km
Perigee altitude
1,034.311 km
Semi-major axis
7,418.524 km
Eccentricity
0.00082
Inclination
88.9815°
RAAN
97.8733°
Arg. of periapsis
136.2015°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
223.9791°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.39678 °/min
Orbital period
105.98 mins
BSTAR
0.00012334
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QIANFAN-31 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
10 mins2025-07-01 17:40:21.584Z129.563° SE2025-07-01 17:45:21.584Z77.404° E23.943°2025-07-01 17:50:21.584Z24.578° NE
10 mins2025-07-01 19:26:21.584Z206.537° SW2025-07-01 19:31:21.584Z283.022° WNW36.296°2025-07-01 19:36:21.584Z344.376° N
11 mins2025-07-02 06:32:21.584Z5.324° NNE2025-07-02 06:37:21.584Z113.605° SE44.295°2025-07-02 06:43:21.584Z177.108° S
5 mins2025-07-02 08:20:21.584Z308.105° NW2025-07-02 08:22:21.584Z287.418° WNW15.128°2025-07-02 08:25:21.584Z257.996° W
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