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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

3 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, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-36
1 61569U 24185T   25199.85120001  .00000092  00000-0  11498-3 0  9997
2 61569  88.9796  96.3611 0008049 100.8244 259.3816 13.55541736 48075

Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:25:43.68Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-146.96763°

Altitude

1,056.006 km

Speed

7.323 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 25m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-86.19988°

Longitude

-162.45371°

Altitude

1,086.651 km

Speed

7.305 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 42m 16s

Apparent Declination

-66° 18' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:20:23

Azimuth

184.911° SSW

Elevation

-63.421°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,054.961 km

Perigee altitude

1,043.005 km

Semi-major axis

7,427.12 km

Eccentricity

0.0008

Inclination

88.9796°

RAAN

96.3611°

Arg. of periapsis

100.8244°

True anomaly

259.29096°

Mean anomaly

259.3816°

Eccentric anomaly

259.33628°

Mean motion

3.39088 °/min

Orbital period

106.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00011498

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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	2025-07-19 04:07:46.110Z	35.918° NE	2025-07-19 04:11:46.110Z	78.169° E	20.037°	2025-07-19 04:15:46.110Z	120.638° SE
10 mins	2025-07-19 05:53:46.110Z	348.447° N	2025-07-19 05:58:46.110Z	260.724° W	40.152°	2025-07-19 06:03:46.110Z	200.99° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-19 16:04:46.110Z	102.279° ESE	2025-07-19 16:07:46.110Z	70.631° E	17.126°	2025-07-19 16:10:46.110Z	40.279° NE
11 mins	2025-07-19 17:47:46.110Z	188.804° SSW	2025-07-19 17:52:46.110Z	255.59° W	43.116°	2025-07-19 17:58:46.110Z	353.42° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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