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QIANFAN-35, 61568

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-35, 61568 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

61568, 2024-185S

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN / PRC)

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 5 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-35
1 61568U 24185S   25181.85898826  .00000508  00000-0  20050-3 0  9990
2 61568  88.9820  96.2420 0009138 100.6185 259.6039 14.27618245 46653

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:36:56.585Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-132.15653°

Altitude

803.957 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 24m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

0.81402°

Longitude

-132.16673°

Altitude

803.685 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 25m 07s

Apparent Declination

-22° 32' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:16:58

Azimuth

279.224° WNW

Elevation

-46.785°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

803.2 km

Perigee altitude

790.087 km

Semi-major axis

7,174.781 km

Eccentricity

0.00091

Inclination

88.982°

RAAN

96.242°

Arg. of periapsis

100.6185°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

259.6039°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.57133 °/min

Orbital period

100.8 mins

BSTAR

0.0002005

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QIANFAN-35 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.
7 mins	2025-07-01 05:36:57.940Z	33.322° NE	2025-07-01 05:40:57.940Z	87.87° E	21.285°	2025-07-01 05:43:57.940Z	127.437° SE
8 mins	2025-07-01 07:17:57.940Z	338.173° N	2025-07-01 07:21:57.940Z	266.465° W	31.765°	2025-07-01 07:25:57.940Z	212.696° SW
8 mins	2025-07-01 18:36:57.940Z	169.187° S	2025-07-01 18:39:57.940Z	118.933° SE	43.901°	2025-07-01 18:44:57.940Z	2.8° NNE

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