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QIANFAN-79, 63165

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-79, 63165 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

63165, 2025-046G

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-79
1 63165U 25046G   25225.91668265  .00000175  00000-0  25185-3 0  9994
2 63165  88.9867 332.5489 0016744 116.6541 243.6327 13.50964764 31061

Epoch: 2025-08-13T22:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T22:00:01.38Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

39.95504°

Altitude

1,077.22 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 10m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

10.16517°

Longitude

-140.28233°

Altitude

1,063.704 km

Speed

7.324 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 35m 29s

Apparent Declination

-14° 13' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:48:49

Azimuth

58.131° ENE

Elevation

-51.153°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,078.226 km

Perigee altitude

1,053.298 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.899 km

Eccentricity

0.00167

Inclination

88.9867°

RAAN

332.5489°

Arg. of periapsis

116.6541°

True anomaly

243.46095°

Mean anomaly

243.6327°

Eccentric anomaly

243.54681°

Mean motion

3.37942 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00025185

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QIANFAN-79 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.
9 mins	2025-08-14 18:09:46.061Z	32.249° NE	2025-08-14 18:13:46.061Z	72.737° E	20.938°	2025-08-14 18:18:46.061Z	125.922° SE
10 mins	2025-08-14 19:56:46.061Z	346.133° N	2025-08-14 20:00:46.061Z	289.638° WNW	39.267°	2025-08-14 20:06:46.061Z	202.469° SSW
7 mins	2025-08-15 06:09:46.061Z	102.552° ESE	2025-08-15 06:12:46.061Z	68.939° E	18.883°	2025-08-15 06:16:46.061Z	30.82° NE
11 mins	2025-08-15 07:52:46.061Z	192.341° SSW	2025-08-15 07:57:46.061Z	249.508° W	41.454°	2025-08-15 08:03:46.061Z	350.78° N