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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

9 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 (7 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-31
1 61564U 24185N   25129.23408150  .00000085  00000-0  10123-3 0  9997
2 61564  88.9790 103.3552 0005752 318.7555  41.3165 13.57886319 38649

Epoch: 2025-05-09T05:37Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T05:37:04.641Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

151.79271°

Altitude

1,043.141 km

Speed

7.332 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 53m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-18.33807°

Longitude

151.41795°

Altitude

1,046.606 km

Speed

7.33 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 20m 41s

Apparent Declination

-31° 00' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:32:23

Azimuth

81.871° E

Elevation

-61.925°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,044.692 km

Perigee altitude

1,036.158 km

Semi-major axis

7,418.562 km

Eccentricity

0.0005752

Inclination

88.979°

RAAN

103.3552°

Arg. of periapsis

318.7555°

True anomaly

41.36004°

Mean anomaly

41.3165°

Eccentric anomaly

41.33827°

Mean motion

3.39675 °/min

BSTAR

0.00010123

Orbital period

105.98 mins

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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.
10 mins	2025-05-09 21:39:15.470Z	133.91° SE	2025-05-09 21:44:15.470Z	77.426° E	27.012°	2025-05-09 21:49:15.470Z	22.137° NNE
10 mins	2025-05-09 23:25:15.470Z	212.34° SW	2025-05-09 23:30:15.470Z	281.434° WNW	33.05°	2025-05-09 23:35:15.470Z	341.205° N
11 mins	2025-05-10 10:31:15.470Z	1.016° NNE	2025-05-10 10:36:15.470Z	183.536° SSW	44.949°	2025-05-10 10:42:15.470Z	182.809° SSW

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