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QIANFAN-74, 63160

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-74, 63160 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

63160, 2025-046B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 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 15 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-74
1 63160U 25046B   25225.86326482  .00000164  00000-0  23541-3 0  9997
2 63160  88.9864 332.3733 0001973 106.4375 253.6993 13.50966677 31158

Epoch: 2025-08-13T20:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T20:43:06.08Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

59.06251°

Altitude

1,072.07 km

Speed

7.316 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 09m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

61.50172°

Longitude

60.85847°

Altitude

1,078.234 km

Speed

7.319 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 50m 43s

Apparent Declination

32° 02' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:46:32

Azimuth

322.126° NNW

Elevation

-6.36°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,067.224 km

Perigee altitude

1,064.287 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.892 km

Eccentricity

0.0002

Inclination

88.9864°

RAAN

332.3733°

Arg. of periapsis

106.4375°

True anomaly

253.6776°

Mean anomaly

253.6993°

Eccentric anomaly

253.68845°

Mean motion

3.37943 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00023541

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QIANFAN-74 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.
11 mins	2025-08-14 18:38:29.675Z	17.437° NNE	2025-08-14 18:44:29.675Z	88.128° E	32.272°	2025-08-14 18:49:29.675Z	147.897° SSE
9 mins	2025-08-14 20:26:29.675Z	333.205° NNW	2025-08-14 20:30:29.675Z	284.426° WNW	28.289°	2025-08-14 20:35:29.675Z	225.509° WSW
9 mins	2025-08-15 06:37:29.675Z	132.451° SE	2025-08-15 06:41:29.675Z	82.258° E	29.479°	2025-08-15 06:46:29.675Z	21.914° NNE
10 mins	2025-08-15 08:23:29.675Z	217.454° SW	2025-08-15 08:28:29.675Z	284.479° WNW	30.911°	2025-08-15 08:33:29.675Z	339.839° N