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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   25187.54521869  .00000287  00000-0  19804-3 0  9999
2 61566  88.9817  96.5692 0009218  94.5282 265.6948 13.96383721 46940
Epoch: 2025-07-06T13:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T13:05:06.894Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-24.4769°
Altitude
909.874 km
Speed
7.397 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 26m 16s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
16.04891°
Longitude
155.18827°
Altitude
906.467 km
Speed
7.401 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 02m 50s
Apparent Declination
-11° 19' 57"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:28:05
Azimuth
58.468° ENE
Elevation
-47.061°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
910.042 km
Perigee altitude
896.618 km
Semi-major axis
7,281.467 km
Eccentricity
0.00092
Inclination
88.9817°
RAAN
96.5692°
Arg. of periapsis
94.5282°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
265.6948°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.49313 °/min
Orbital period
103.06 mins
BSTAR
0.00019804
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QIANFAN-33 Visibility forecast

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End Az.
8 mins2025-07-07 05:09:56.847Z34.821° NE2025-07-07 05:13:56.847Z85.82° E21.95°2025-07-07 05:17:56.847Z131.582° SE
9 mins2025-07-07 06:52:56.847Z340.995° N2025-07-07 06:56:56.847Z276.004° WNW34.9°2025-07-07 07:01:56.847Z208.849° SW
10 mins2025-07-07 18:25:56.847Z181.513° SSW2025-07-07 18:30:56.847Z310.965° NW44.533°2025-07-07 18:35:56.847Z357.029° N
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