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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
16 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 (7 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 16 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-33
1 61566U 24185Q   25128.92824794  .00000563  00000-0  39904-3 0  9999
2 61566  88.9792 103.0763 0004624 294.1853  65.8840 13.96344882 38760
Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:16Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:16:40.621Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
-98.08466°
Altitude
908.123 km
Speed
7.399 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 52m 18s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
44.59125°
Longitude
80.83932°
Altitude
916.372 km
Speed
7.396 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 53m 57s
Apparent Declination
12° 05' 43"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:34:21
Azimuth
295.738° NW
Elevation
-10.584°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
906.832 km
Perigee altitude
900.098 km
Semi-major axis
7,281.602 km
Eccentricity
0.0004624
Inclination
88.9792°
RAAN
103.0763°
Arg. of periapsis
294.1853°
True anomaly
65.93237°
Mean anomaly
65.884°
Eccentric anomaly
65.90819°
Mean motion
3.49303 °/min
BSTAR
0.00039904
Orbital period
103.06 mins
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QIANFAN-33 Visibility forecast

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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
11 mins2025-05-09 22:27:12.849Z169.68° S2025-05-09 22:33:12.849Z50.888° ENE43.196°2025-05-09 22:38:12.849Z3.517° NNE
4 mins2025-05-10 00:15:12.849Z269.298° W2025-05-10 00:16:12.849Z280.583° WNW13.983°2025-05-10 00:19:12.849Z312.811° NW
7 mins2025-05-10 09:17:12.849Z41.505° NE2025-05-10 09:20:12.849Z78.18° E19.747°2025-05-10 09:24:12.849Z124.504° SE
10 mins2025-05-10 10:59:12.849Z346.643° N2025-05-10 11:03:12.849Z293.394° NW37.341°2025-05-10 11:09:12.849Z202.747° SW
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