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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

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

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 (11 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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-31
1 61564U 24185N   25243.22836260  .00000145  00000-0  18466-3 0  9995
2 61564  88.9740  91.4722 0006783 348.7775  11.3228 13.57910857 54114

Epoch: 2025-08-31T05:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T05:28:50.528Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

29.61035°

Altitude

1,041.321 km

Speed

7.334 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 05m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

08:45:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,045.367 km

Perigee altitude

1,035.303 km

Semi-major axis

7,418.472 km

Eccentricity

0.00068

Inclination

88.974°

RAAN

91.4722°

Arg. of periapsis

348.7775°

True anomaly

11.33807°

Mean anomaly

11.3228°

Eccentric anomaly

11.33044°

Mean motion

3.39681 °/min

Orbital period

105.98 mins

BSTAR

0.00018466

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QIANFAN-31 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.
11 mins	2025-09-01 01:32:00.853Z	18.587° NNE	2025-09-01 01:37:00.853Z	80.171° E	33.791°	2025-09-01 01:43:00.853Z	153.568° SSE
9 mins	2025-09-01 03:19:00.853Z	330.568° NNW	2025-09-01 03:23:00.853Z	281.24° WNW	26.491°	2025-09-01 03:28:00.853Z	226.545° WSW
9 mins	2025-09-01 13:27:00.853Z	130.92° SE	2025-09-01 13:31:00.853Z	76.336° E	29.394°	2025-09-01 13:36:00.853Z	19.859° NNE
10 mins	2025-09-01 15:12:00.853Z	216.723° SW	2025-09-01 15:17:00.853Z	281.788° WNW	30.482°	2025-09-01 15:22:00.853Z	339.212° N