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QIANFAN-75, 63161

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-75, 63161 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

63161, 2025-046C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-75
1 63161U 25046C   25225.92504698  .00000173  00000-0  24894-3 0  9994
2 63161  88.9865 332.5988 0018132 115.5355 244.7673 13.50962944 31034

Epoch: 2025-08-13T22:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T22:12:04.059Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

36.98554°

Altitude

1,077.448 km

Speed

7.31 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 10m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

43.47691°

Longitude

-144.02658°

Altitude

1,062.766 km

Speed

7.331 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 52m 40s

Apparent Declination

6° 26' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:51:04

Azimuth

37.464° NE

Elevation

-36.209°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,079.266 km

Perigee altitude

1,052.272 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.906 km

Eccentricity

0.00181

Inclination

88.9865°

RAAN

332.5988°

Arg. of periapsis

115.5355°

True anomaly

244.57953°

Mean anomaly

244.7673°

Eccentric anomaly

244.6734°

Mean motion

3.37942 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00024894

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QIANFAN-75 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.
10 mins	2025-08-14 18:21:00.124Z	24.072° NE	2025-08-14 18:26:00.124Z	74.819° E	25.016°	2025-08-14 18:31:00.124Z	132.999° SE
11 mins	2025-08-14 20:08:00.124Z	344.324° N	2025-08-14 20:13:00.124Z	280.693° WNW	35.226°	2025-08-14 20:19:00.124Z	209.219° SW
8 mins	2025-08-15 06:21:00.124Z	114.059° SE	2025-08-15 06:24:00.124Z	78.984° E	22.773°	2025-08-15 06:29:00.124Z	26.54° NE
11 mins	2025-08-15 08:05:00.124Z	201.193° SSW	2025-08-15 08:10:00.124Z	263.729° W	37.918°	2025-08-15 08:16:00.124Z	346.931° N