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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
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 (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 9 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-35
1 61568U 24185S   25128.86842583  .00001076  00000-0  43207-3 0  9991
2 61568  88.9795 102.4350 0004391 292.2662  67.8067 14.27539287 39098
Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:50:31.991Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-77.13104°
Altitude
801.842 km
Speed
7.453 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 49m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
18.78158°
Longitude
102.47898°
Altitude
804.538 km
Speed
7.452 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 36m 07s
Apparent Declination
-14° 27' 26"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:09:10
Azimuth
87.541° E
Elevation
-25.801°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
800.059 km
Perigee altitude
793.758 km
Semi-major axis
7,175.045 km
Eccentricity
0.0004391
Inclination
88.9795°
RAAN
102.435°
Arg. of periapsis
292.2662°
True anomaly
67.8533°
Mean anomaly
67.8067°
Eccentric anomaly
67.83°
Mean motion
3.57113 °/min
BSTAR
0.00043207
Orbital period
100.81 mins
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QIANFAN-35 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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End Az.
5 mins2025-05-09 09:13:24.660Z46.983° ENE2025-05-09 09:16:24.660Z84.245° E15.369°2025-05-09 09:18:24.660Z108.511° ESE
8 mins2025-05-09 10:53:24.660Z348.446° N2025-05-09 10:57:24.660Z265.715° W40.061°2025-05-09 11:01:24.660Z200.263° SSW
8 mins2025-05-09 22:12:24.660Z152.373° SSE2025-05-09 22:15:24.660Z101.808° ESE37.615°2025-05-09 22:20:24.660Z11.135° NNE
5 mins2025-05-09 23:55:24.660Z258.822° W2025-05-09 23:57:24.660Z286.358° WNW16.858°2025-05-10 00:00:24.660Z321.628° NNW
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