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QIANFAN-78, 63164

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-78, 63164 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

63164, 2025-046F

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-78
1 63164U 25046F   25225.88798210  .00000173  00000-0  24895-3 0  9998
2 63164  88.9864 332.4491 0017060 118.2317 242.0559 13.50962590 31111

Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:18:41.653Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

50.21573°

Altitude

1,077.644 km

Speed

7.31 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 09m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-64.18914°

Longitude

48.07077°

Altitude

1,106.027 km

Speed

7.292 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 30m 31s

Apparent Declination

-69° 13' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:44:55

Azimuth

203.23° SW

Elevation

-53.514°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,078.47 km

Perigee altitude

1,053.071 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.907 km

Eccentricity

0.00171

Inclination

88.9864°

RAAN

332.4491°

Arg. of periapsis

118.2317°

True anomaly

241.88337°

Mean anomaly

242.0559°

Eccentric anomaly

241.96962°

Mean motion

3.37942 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00024895

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QIANFAN-78 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 19:13:52.380Z	5.268° NNE	2025-08-14 19:19:52.380Z	84.274° E	43.746°	2025-08-14 19:25:52.380Z	174.068° S
6 mins	2025-08-14 21:02:52.380Z	316.178° NNW	2025-08-14 21:05:52.380Z	285.449° WNW	16.467°	2025-08-14 21:08:52.380Z	255.618° W
11 mins	2025-08-15 07:11:52.380Z	161.826° S	2025-08-15 07:16:52.380Z	90.684° ESE	41.987°	2025-08-15 07:22:52.380Z	6.482° NNE
7 mins	2025-08-15 09:00:52.380Z	248.72° W	2025-08-15 09:03:52.380Z	280.545° WNW	18.652°	2025-08-15 09:07:52.380Z	321.76° NNW