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QIANFAN-32, 61565

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-32, 61565 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

61565, 2024-185P

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 (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 13 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-32
1 61565U 24185P   25181.85512549  .00000139  00000-0  19824-3 0  9999
2 61565  88.9876  97.9005 0009204 165.0542 195.0883 13.50674492 45788

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:31:22.842Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-129.10362°

Altitude

1,079.351 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 31m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

57.43146°

Longitude

49.26364°

Altitude

1,074.312 km

Speed

7.323 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 51m 12s

Apparent Declination

33° 34' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:12:44

Azimuth

317.207° NNW

Elevation

-0.871°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,073.682 km

Perigee altitude

1,059.977 km

Semi-major axis

7,444.967 km

Eccentricity

0.00092

Inclination

88.9876°

RAAN

97.9005°

Arg. of periapsis

165.0542°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

195.0883°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3787 °/min

Orbital period

106.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00019824

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QIANFAN-32 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	2025-07-01 17:58:26.385Z	140.754° SSE	2025-07-01 18:03:26.385Z	83.445° E	31.099°	2025-07-01 18:09:26.385Z	16.241° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-01 19:45:26.385Z	219.542° SW	2025-07-01 19:50:26.385Z	282.612° WNW	29.511°	2025-07-01 19:55:26.385Z	338.085° N
7 mins	2025-07-02 05:09:26.385Z	45.374° ENE	2025-07-02 05:12:26.385Z	75.827° E	16.689°	2025-07-02 05:16:26.385Z	114.598° SE
11 mins	2025-07-02 06:54:26.385Z	354.949° N	2025-07-02 06:59:26.385Z	290.735° WNW	43.418°	2025-07-02 07:05:26.385Z	192.419° SSW

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