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QIANFAN-80, 63166

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-80, 63166 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

63166, 2025-046H

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-80
1 63166U 25046H   25225.93325398  .00000166  00000-0  23881-3 0  9995
2 63166  88.9864 332.2576 0015716 120.3265 239.9443 13.50964871 31220

Epoch: 2025-08-13T22:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T22:23:53.143Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

33.68173°

Altitude

1,077.54 km

Speed

7.31 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 09m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

71.63122°

Longitude

36.66577°

Altitude

1,073.194 km

Speed

7.326 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 36m 11s

Apparent Declination

37° 37' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:43:40

Azimuth

337.835° N

Elevation

-8.272°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.461 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.063 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.899 km

Eccentricity

0.00157

Inclination

88.9864°

RAAN

332.2576°

Arg. of periapsis

120.3265°

True anomaly

239.78858°

Mean anomaly

239.9443°

Eccentric anomaly

239.86642°

Mean motion

3.37942 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00023881

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QIANFAN-80 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 18:32:37.904Z	19.286° NNE	2025-08-14 18:38:37.904Z	88.632° E	29.985°	2025-08-14 18:43:37.904Z	144.955° SSE
10 mins	2025-08-14 20:20:37.904Z	334.963° NNW	2025-08-14 20:24:37.904Z	283.827° WNW	30.189°	2025-08-14 20:30:37.904Z	217.386° SW
9 mins	2025-08-15 06:31:37.904Z	129.502° SE	2025-08-15 06:35:37.904Z	82.144° E	27.416°	2025-08-15 06:40:37.904Z	23.714° NE
10 mins	2025-08-15 08:17:37.904Z	213.934° SW	2025-08-15 08:22:37.904Z	285.175° WNW	32.902°	2025-08-15 08:27:37.904Z	341.64° N