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QIANFAN-76, 63162

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-76, 63162 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

63162, 2025-046D

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-76
1 63162U 25046D   25225.84672450  .00000174  00000-0  25082-3 0  9999
2 63162  88.9864 332.5880 0015695 116.2028 244.0739 13.50959337 31039

Epoch: 2025-08-13T20:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T20:19:16.996Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

65.24803°

Altitude

1,076.81 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 10m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

48.27422°

Longitude

-115.94632°

Altitude

1,065.194 km

Speed

7.329 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 53m 47s

Apparent Declination

9° 27' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:43:30

Azimuth

33.45° NE

Elevation

-34.47°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.465 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.099 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.919 km

Eccentricity

0.00157

Inclination

88.9864°

RAAN

332.588°

Arg. of periapsis

116.2028°

True anomaly

243.91229°

Mean anomaly

244.0739°

Eccentric anomaly

243.99308°

Mean motion

3.37941 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00025082

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QIANFAN-76 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 18:15:28.180Z	29.219° NE	2025-08-14 18:20:28.180Z	83.31° E	23.015°	2025-08-14 18:25:28.180Z	133.518° SE
10 mins	2025-08-14 20:02:28.180Z	344.327° N	2025-08-14 20:07:28.180Z	264.385° W	37.173°	2025-08-14 20:12:28.180Z	206.893° SW
8 mins	2025-08-15 06:14:28.180Z	115.008° SE	2025-08-15 06:18:28.180Z	71.25° E	20.764°	2025-08-15 06:22:28.180Z	30.806° NE
11 mins	2025-08-15 07:59:28.180Z	198.993° SSW	2025-08-15 08:04:28.180Z	283.562° WNW	39.986°	2025-08-15 08:10:28.180Z	350.614° N