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QIANFAN-73, 63159

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-73, 63159 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 11 Mar 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 8 launch vehicle from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). 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

63159, 2025-046A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

GESIH

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-03-11 (5 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 8

Launch site

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)

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 14 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-73
1 63159U 25046A   25225.87972882  .00000154  00000-0  21932-3 0  9998
2 63159  88.9864 332.4831 0016985 112.7492 247.5456 13.50961699 31093

Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:06:48.57Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

53.22904°

Altitude

1,076.526 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 09m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-8.29734°

Longitude

53.02151°

Altitude

1,079.281 km

Speed

7.309 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 24m 00s

Apparent Declination

-40° 09' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:49:39

Azimuth

239.927° WSW

Elevation

-28.635°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,078.417 km

Perigee altitude

1,053.13 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.91 km

Eccentricity

0.0017

Inclination

88.9864°

RAAN

332.4831°

Arg. of periapsis

112.7492°

True anomaly

247.36587°

Mean anomaly

247.5456°

Eccentric anomaly

247.45572°

Mean motion

3.37941 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00021932

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QIANFAN-73 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.
12 mins	2025-08-14 19:01:35.703Z	8.497° NNE	2025-08-14 19:07:35.703Z	70.318° E	40.275°	2025-08-14 19:13:35.703Z	165.026° S
8 mins	2025-08-14 20:50:35.703Z	322.383° NNW	2025-08-14 20:53:35.703Z	290.458° WNW	20.034°	2025-08-14 20:58:35.703Z	239.582° WSW
10 mins	2025-08-15 07:00:35.703Z	151.049° SSE	2025-08-15 07:05:35.703Z	69.985° E	37.877°	2025-08-15 07:10:35.703Z	11.807° NNE
8 mins	2025-08-15 08:48:35.703Z	240.487° WSW	2025-08-15 08:51:35.703Z	274.767° WNW	22.449°	2025-08-15 08:56:35.703Z	329.276° NNW