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QIANFAN-59, 62789

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-59, 62789 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

62789, 2025-016E

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-01-23 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 6A

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-59
1 62789U 25016E   26035.81375713  .00000111  00000-0  15320-3 0  9994
2 62789  88.9735  97.5201 0014559 182.7454 177.3619 13.50991557 54540

Epoch: 2026-02-04T19:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T19:31:48.616Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

29.59259°

Altitude

1,082.398 km

Speed

7.306 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 30m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

04:58:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,076.501 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.826 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.801 km

Eccentricity

0.00146

Inclination

88.9735°

RAAN

97.5201°

Arg. of periapsis

182.7454°

True anomaly

177.36956°

Mean anomaly

177.3619°

Eccentric anomaly

177.36573°

Mean motion

3.37949 °/min

Orbital period

106.52 mins

BSTAR

0.0001532

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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.
12 mins	2026-02-05 04:30:52.232Z	180.266° SSW	2026-02-05 04:36:52.232Z	264.6° W	44.847°	2026-02-05 04:42:52.232Z	357.545° N
10 mins	2026-02-05 15:41:52.232Z	19.379° NNE	2026-02-05 15:46:52.232Z	97.618° ESE	36.109°	2026-02-05 15:51:52.232Z	156.213° SSE
9 mins	2026-02-05 17:28:52.232Z	327.269° NNW	2026-02-05 17:32:52.232Z	279.409° WNW	24.22°	2026-02-05 17:37:52.232Z	229.258° WSW

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QIANFAN-59, 62789

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T19:31:48.616Z)

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