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QIANFAN-33, 61566

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-33, 61566 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

61566, 2024-185Q

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-33
1 61566U 24185Q   25245.94558247  .00000583  00000-0  41286-3 0  9996
2 61566  88.9742  90.0603 0004869 287.4815  72.5829 13.96425938 55096

Epoch: 2025-09-02T22:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-02T22:41:38.325Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

127.32107°

Altitude

908.157 km

Speed

7.398 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 00m 14s

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

01:36:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

906.728 km

Perigee altitude

899.638 km

Semi-major axis

7,281.32 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

88.9742°

RAAN

90.0603°

Arg. of periapsis

287.4815°

True anomaly

72.63615°

Mean anomaly

72.5829°

Eccentric anomaly

72.60952°

Mean motion

3.49324 °/min

Orbital period

103.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00041286

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QIANFAN-33 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.
5 mins	2025-09-03 12:36:49.333Z	99.972° ESE	2025-09-03 12:39:49.333Z	67.62° E	13.774°	2025-09-03 12:41:49.333Z	46.551° ENE
9 mins	2025-09-03 14:17:49.333Z	186.906° SSW	2025-09-03 14:21:49.333Z	282.614° WNW	43.995°	2025-09-03 14:26:49.333Z	354.872° N
8 mins	2025-09-04 01:05:49.333Z	31.46° NE	2025-09-04 01:09:49.333Z	91.072° ESE	27.345°	2025-09-04 01:13:49.333Z	140.654° SSE
8 mins	2025-09-04 02:48:49.333Z	333.069° NNW	2025-09-04 02:52:49.333Z	272.085° WNW	28.961°	2025-09-04 02:56:49.333Z	221.538° SW