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QIANFAN-36, 61569

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-36, 61569 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

61569, 2024-185T

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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 16 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-36
1 61569U 24185T   25191.73150806  .00000099  00000-0  12518-3 0  9993
2 61569  88.9803  97.2038 0007637 118.7363 241.4559 13.55540140 46925

Epoch: 2025-07-10T17:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T17:33:22.296Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-95.03268°

Altitude

1,057.62 km

Speed

7.322 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 28m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.4683°

Longitude

-93.7331°

Altitude

1,058.227 km

Speed

7.329 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 24m 21s

Apparent Declination

12° 39' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:03:30

Azimuth

29.051° NE

Elevation

-32.604°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,054.661 km

Perigee altitude

1,043.317 km

Semi-major axis

7,427.126 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

88.9803°

RAAN

97.2038°

Arg. of periapsis

118.7363°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

241.4559°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39088 °/min

Orbital period

106.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00012518

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QIANFAN-36 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.
8 mins	2025-07-11 16:43:44.901Z	114.239° SE	2025-07-11 16:47:44.901Z	73.488° E	18.84°	2025-07-11 16:51:44.901Z	33.275° NE
10 mins	2025-07-11 18:28:44.901Z	195.025° SSW	2025-07-11 18:32:44.901Z	248.491° W	41.341°	2025-07-11 18:38:44.901Z	350.788° N
11 mins	2025-07-12 05:35:44.901Z	12.273° NNE	2025-07-12 05:40:44.901Z	96.934° ESE	41°	2025-07-12 05:46:44.901Z	167.615° S
7 mins	2025-07-12 07:22:44.901Z	322.035° NNW	2025-07-12 07:25:44.901Z	290.277° WNW	19.476°	2025-07-12 07:29:44.901Z	247.045° WSW

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