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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 (2 years 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   26124.83872529  .00000399  00000-0  27823-3 0  9999
2 61566  88.9819  62.8315 0005100 230.8861 129.1863 13.96671412 89139

Epoch: 2026-05-04T20:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T20:07:45.865Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-101.83178°

Altitude

910.712 km

Speed

7.395 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 11m 19s

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

14:59:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

906.042 km

Perigee altitude

898.616 km

Semi-major axis

7,280.466 km

Eccentricity

0.00051

Inclination

88.9819°

RAAN

62.8315°

Arg. of periapsis

230.8861°

True anomaly

129.23158°

Mean anomaly

129.1863°

Eccentric anomaly

129.20894°

Mean motion

3.49385 °/min

Orbital period

103.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00027823

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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.
9 mins	2026-05-05 08:46:14.951Z	339.819° N	2026-05-05 08:50:14.951Z	267.402° W	35.217°	2026-05-05 08:55:14.951Z	207.069° SW
10 mins	2026-05-05 20:19:14.951Z	180.763° SSW	2026-05-05 20:23:14.951Z	216.576° SW	44.642°	2026-05-05 20:29:14.951Z	357.886° N

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QIANFAN-33, 61566

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T20:07:45.865Z)

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Other satellites on launch #185 in the year 2024 (2024-10-15 UTC)

QIANFAN-33 Visibility forecast

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