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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
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
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 12 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-33
1 61566U 24185Q   25181.88422380  .00000188  00000-0  12670-3 0  9992
2 61566  88.9819  97.1976 0009002 108.0981 252.1177 13.96380541 46157
Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:13:16.936Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-140.31059°
Altitude
911.394 km
Speed
7.395 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 28m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
84.19233°
Longitude
29.62248°
Altitude
913.664 km
Speed
7.405 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 51m 36s
Apparent Declination
35° 07' 37"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:21:18
Azimuth
353.602° N
Elevation
-14.632°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
909.896 km
Perigee altitude
896.786 km
Semi-major axis
7,281.478 km
Eccentricity
0.0009
Inclination
88.9819°
RAAN
97.1976°
Arg. of periapsis
108.0981°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
252.1177°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.49312 °/min
Orbital period
103.06 mins
BSTAR
0.0001267
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QIANFAN-33 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-07-01 17:58:59.014Z138.153° SSE2025-07-01 18:02:59.014Z85.233° E29.29°2025-07-01 18:07:59.014Z19.504° NNE
8 mins2025-07-01 19:42:59.014Z228.37° WSW2025-07-01 19:45:59.014Z271.493° WNW27.041°2025-07-01 19:50:59.014Z336.194° NNW
9 mins2025-07-02 06:29:59.014Z6.752° NNE2025-07-02 06:33:59.014Z96.352° ESE44.146°2025-07-02 06:38:59.014Z175.617° S
4 mins2025-07-02 08:14:59.014Z301.561° NW2025-07-02 08:15:59.014Z290.415° WNW13.52°2025-07-02 08:18:59.014Z258.615° W
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