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QIANFAN-68, 62798

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-68, 62798 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
62798, 2025-016P
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
7 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 7 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-68
1 62798U 25016P   25182.12106419  .00000129  00000-0  18131-3 0  9997
2 62798  88.9859 120.0622 0017978  97.0834 263.2362 13.50953550 25015
Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:54Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:54:19.946Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
157.05802°
Altitude
1,073.306 km
Speed
7.315 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 00m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
28.07429°
Longitude
157.56528°
Altitude
1,067.261 km
Speed
7.323 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 47m 07s
Apparent Declination
-2° 59' 42"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:47:37
Azimuth
24.246° NE
Elevation
-50.618°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,079.186 km
Perigee altitude
1,052.421 km
Semi-major axis
7,443.94 km
Eccentricity
0.0018
Inclination
88.9859°
RAAN
120.0622°
Arg. of periapsis
97.0834°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
263.2362°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.37939 °/min
Orbital period
106.53 mins
BSTAR
0.00018131
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QIANFAN-68 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-07-01 19:02:13.230Z121.611° SE2025-07-01 19:06:13.230Z80.967° E21.609°2025-07-01 19:11:13.230Z28.306° NE
10 mins2025-07-01 20:48:13.230Z202.331° SSW2025-07-01 20:52:13.230Z257.511° W38.762°2025-07-01 20:58:13.230Z347.557° N
11 mins2025-07-02 07:57:13.230Z6.81° NNE2025-07-02 08:02:13.230Z93.315° ESE43.855°2025-07-02 08:08:13.230Z174.557° S
6 mins2025-07-02 09:45:13.230Z315.091° NNW2025-07-02 09:48:13.230Z284.23° WNW16.328°2025-07-02 09:51:13.230Z254.888° W
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