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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

3 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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-33
1 61566U 24185Q   25199.87035849  .00000301  00000-0  20817-3 0  9999
2 61566  88.9806  95.1999 0009173  66.2874 293.9264 13.96394337 48667

Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:53:18.973Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-155.04477°

Altitude

906.621 km

Speed

7.4 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 20m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-10.95634°

Longitude

25.13938°

Altitude

915.213 km

Speed

7.392 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 38m 08s

Apparent Declination

-31° 59' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:18:43

Azimuth

97.79° ESE

Elevation

-45.369°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

909.972 km

Perigee altitude

896.614 km

Semi-major axis

7,281.43 km

Eccentricity

0.00092

Inclination

88.9806°

RAAN

95.1999°

Arg. of periapsis

66.2874°

True anomaly

293.83027°

Mean anomaly

293.9264°

Eccentric anomaly

293.87834°

Mean motion

3.49316 °/min

Orbital period

103.06 mins

BSTAR

0.00020817

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-19 04:22:05.980Z	32.416° NE	2025-07-19 04:26:05.980Z	84.564° E	23.838°	2025-07-19 04:30:05.980Z	133.365° SE
9 mins	2025-07-19 06:05:05.980Z	339.307° N	2025-07-19 06:09:05.980Z	278.673° WNW	32.914°	2025-07-19 06:14:05.980Z	212.323° SW
4 mins	2025-07-19 15:59:05.980Z	89.694° E	2025-07-19 16:01:05.980Z	67.171° ENE	13.598°	2025-07-19 16:03:05.980Z	46.143° ENE
9 mins	2025-07-19 17:39:05.980Z	186.956° SSW	2025-07-19 17:43:05.980Z	286.102° WNW	43.95°	2025-07-19 17:48:05.980Z	354.936° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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