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QIANFAN-34, 61567

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-34, 61567 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

61567, 2024-185R

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 (1 year 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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-34
1 61567U 24185R   26067.99289748  .00000581  00000-0  36939-3 0  9999
2 61567  88.9717  68.6208 0008244  68.6451 291.5609 14.02386747 81446

Epoch: 2026-03-08T23:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-08T23:49:46.342Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-95.51452°

Altitude

886.373 km

Speed

7.41 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 34m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

15:57:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

888.504 km

Perigee altitude

876.533 km

Semi-major axis

7,260.656 km

Eccentricity

0.00082

Inclination

88.9717°

RAAN

68.6208°

Arg. of periapsis

68.6451°

True anomaly

291.47301°

Mean anomaly

291.5609°

Eccentric anomaly

291.51696°

Mean motion

3.50816 °/min

Orbital period

102.62 mins

BSTAR

0.00036939

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QIANFAN-34 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.
11 mins	2026-03-09 12:23:20.361Z	358.322° N	2026-03-09 12:29:20.361Z	220.109° SW	43.81°	2026-03-09 12:34:20.361Z	187.146° SSW
9 mins	2026-03-09 23:55:20.361Z	154.516° SSE	2026-03-09 23:59:20.361Z	96.28° ESE	37.893°	2026-03-10 00:04:20.361Z	11.942° NNE
6 mins	2026-03-10 01:40:20.361Z	250.864° W	2026-03-10 01:42:20.361Z	276.446° WNW	18.728°	2026-03-10 01:46:20.361Z	323.79° NNW

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QIANFAN-34, 61567

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-08T23:49:46.342Z)

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

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