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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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 QIANFAN-31
1 61564U 24185N   25195.70032444  .00000132  00000-0  16666-3 0  9992
2 61564  88.9805  96.4391 0009154 103.6818 256.5357 13.57899946 47667

Epoch: 2025-07-14T16:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T16:48:28.031Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-88.48313°

Altitude

1,047.885 km

Speed

7.327 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 25m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-48.67683°

Longitude

-89.75867°

Altitude

1,068.067 km

Speed

7.314 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 55m 21s

Apparent Declination

-68° 01' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:27:15

Azimuth

209.155° SW

Elevation

-44.996°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,047.166 km

Perigee altitude

1,033.584 km

Semi-major axis

7,418.512 km

Eccentricity

0.00092

Inclination

88.9805°

RAAN

96.4391°

Arg. of periapsis

103.6818°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

256.5357°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39678 °/min

Orbital period

105.98 mins

BSTAR

0.00016666

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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	2025-07-16 04:46:53.678Z	23.56° NE	2025-07-16 04:51:53.678Z	86.356° E	29.882°	2025-07-16 04:56:53.678Z	144.619° SSE
9 mins	2025-07-16 06:33:53.678Z	332.194° NNW	2025-07-16 06:37:53.678Z	275.744° WNW	29.925°	2025-07-16 06:42:53.678Z	219.736° SW
9 mins	2025-07-16 16:41:53.678Z	123.85° SE	2025-07-16 16:45:53.678Z	73.038° E	25.735°	2025-07-16 16:50:53.678Z	21.569° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-16 18:26:53.678Z	211.767° SW	2025-07-16 18:30:53.678Z	264.447° W	34.061°	2025-07-16 18:36:53.678Z	343.548° N

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