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QIANFAN-57, 62787

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-57, 62787 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 23 Jan 2025 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
62787, 2025-016C
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass
267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-01-23 (5 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 13 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-57
1 62787U 25016C   25181.88239157  .00000110  00000-0  15199-3 0  9994
2 62787  88.9868 120.1675 0017284 101.4985 258.8108 13.50953886 24940
Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:10:38.631Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-116.67928°
Altitude
1,074.224 km
Speed
7.314 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 00m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
49.22908°
Longitude
62.09577°
Altitude
1,065.545 km
Speed
7.329 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 52m 23s
Apparent Declination
31° 42' 40"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:54:17
Azimuth
303.797° NW
Elevation
9.393°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,078.668 km
Perigee altitude
1,052.936 km
Semi-major axis
7,443.939 km
Eccentricity
0.00173
Inclination
88.9868°
RAAN
120.1675°
Arg. of periapsis
101.4985°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
258.8108°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.37939 °/min
Orbital period
106.53 mins
BSTAR
0.00015199
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QIANFAN-57 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-07-01 18:40:52.349Z95.142° ESE2025-07-01 18:42:52.349Z75.829° E14.425°2025-07-01 18:45:52.349Z46.43° ENE
11 mins2025-07-01 20:23:52.349Z181.555° SSW2025-07-01 20:28:52.349Z257.47° W44.764°2025-07-01 20:34:52.349Z357.19° N
10 mins2025-07-02 07:33:52.349Z19.183° NNE2025-07-02 07:38:52.349Z98.65° ESE36.345°2025-07-02 07:43:52.349Z156.824° SSE
8 mins2025-07-02 09:20:52.349Z326.863° NNW2025-07-02 09:24:52.349Z279.066° WNW23.922°2025-07-02 09:28:52.349Z235.509° WSW
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