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QIANFAN-77, 63163

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-77, 63163 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

63163, 2025-046E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

GESIH

Mission

Partially 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-77
1 63163U 25046E   25225.91394947  .00000350  00000-0  24560-3 0  9996
2 63163  88.9861 331.5790 0016966  98.9021 261.4077 13.96014472 31598

Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:56:05.234Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

39.97178°

Altitude

912.515 km

Speed

7.395 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 06m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-87.01945°

Longitude

-120.32659°

Altitude

948.613 km

Speed

7.371 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 37m 23s

Apparent Declination

-65° 21' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:47:08

Azimuth

177.636° S

Elevation

-64.521°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

916.971 km

Perigee altitude

892.259 km

Semi-major axis

7,282.752 km

Eccentricity

0.0017

Inclination

88.9861°

RAAN

331.579°

Arg. of periapsis

98.9021°

True anomaly

261.21553°

Mean anomaly

261.4077°

Eccentric anomaly

261.31161°

Mean motion

3.49221 °/min

Orbital period

103.09 mins

BSTAR

0.0002456

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QIANFAN-77 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 19:09:05.596Z	6.229° NNE	2025-08-14 19:15:05.596Z	115.446° SE	42.467°	2025-08-14 19:20:05.596Z	172.174° S
5 mins	2025-08-14 20:55:05.596Z	309.858° NW	2025-08-14 20:57:05.596Z	287.033° WNW	15.046°	2025-08-14 21:00:05.596Z	254.364° W
8 mins	2025-08-15 06:45:05.596Z	137.467° SSE	2025-08-15 06:49:05.596Z	74.288° E	30.817°	2025-08-15 06:53:05.596Z	20.776° NNE
8 mins	2025-08-15 08:28:05.596Z	226.183° WSW	2025-08-15 08:32:05.596Z	280.213° WNW	25.478°	2025-08-15 08:36:05.596Z	331.299° NNW