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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
9 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 9 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-33
1 61566U 24185Q   25188.97837940  .00000265  00000-0  18256-3 0  9993
2 61566  88.9816  96.4100 0009251  91.1386 269.0850 13.96384549 47149
Epoch: 2025-07-07T23:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T23:28:51.98Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
178.01345°
Altitude
909.475 km
Speed
7.397 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 25m 38s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-5.45672°
Longitude
177.877°
Altitude
910.853 km
Speed
7.396 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 06m 45s
Apparent Declination
-21° 52' 26"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:08:54
Azimuth
40.799° NE
Elevation
-67.642°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
910.063 km
Perigee altitude
896.591 km
Semi-major axis
7,281.464 km
Eccentricity
0.00093
Inclination
88.9816°
RAAN
96.41°
Arg. of periapsis
91.1386°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
269.085°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.49313 °/min
Orbital period
103.06 mins
BSTAR
0.00018256
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QIANFAN-33 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-07-08 16:50:14.935Z102.922° ESE2025-07-08 16:53:14.935Z69.574° E14.928°2025-07-08 16:55:14.935Z47.415° ENE
9 mins2025-07-08 18:31:14.935Z190.331° SSW2025-07-08 18:35:14.935Z264.969° W43.034°2025-07-08 18:40:14.935Z352.672° N
8 mins2025-07-09 05:19:14.935Z28.516° NE2025-07-09 05:23:14.935Z88.843° E29.071°2025-07-09 05:27:14.935Z142.385° SSE
8 mins2025-07-09 07:02:14.935Z332.472° NNW2025-07-09 07:06:14.935Z275.404° WNW27.233°2025-07-09 07:10:14.935Z224.866° SW
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