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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

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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-32
1 61565U 24185P   25243.26799111  .00000189  00000-0  27609-3 0  9990
2 61565  88.9799  91.6051 0009830  12.0140 348.1244 13.50690620 54079

Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T06:25:54.431Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

15.43793°

Altitude

1,065.506 km

Speed

7.323 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 06m 25s

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

08:46:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,074.089 km

Perigee altitude

1,059.452 km

Semi-major axis

7,444.907 km

Eccentricity

0.00098

Inclination

88.9799°

RAAN

91.6051°

Arg. of periapsis

12.014°

True anomaly

348.10119°

Mean anomaly

348.1244°

Eccentric anomaly

348.1128°

Mean motion

3.37874 °/min

Orbital period

106.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00027609

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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.
8 mins	2025-09-01 00:49:41.859Z	37.666° NE	2025-09-01 00:53:41.859Z	78.189° E	18.63°	2025-09-01 00:57:41.859Z	118.139° SE
11 mins	2025-09-01 02:35:41.859Z	352° N	2025-09-01 02:40:41.859Z	275.712° WNW	42.217°	2025-09-01 02:46:41.859Z	196.042° SSW
6 mins	2025-09-01 12:49:41.859Z	97.044° ESE	2025-09-01 12:51:41.859Z	76.523° E	16.358°	2025-09-01 12:55:41.859Z	37.387° NE
11 mins	2025-09-01 14:32:41.859Z	186.708° SSW	2025-09-01 14:37:41.859Z	259.388° W	43.838°	2025-09-01 14:43:41.859Z	354.651° N