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QIANFAN-81, 63167

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-81, 63167 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

63167, 2025-046J

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-81
1 63167U 25046J   25225.91265163  .00000169  00000-0  24258-3 0  9999
2 63167  88.9864 332.3281 0016752 110.2199 250.0755 13.50963592 31173

Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:54:13.1Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

41.18938°

Altitude

1,075.939 km

Speed

7.312 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 09m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.33248°

Longitude

-138.77343°

Altitude

1,069.601 km

Speed

7.318 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 34m 27s

Apparent Declination

-23° 22' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:47:34

Azimuth

69.529° E

Elevation

-57.481°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,078.237 km

Perigee altitude

1,053.297 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.904 km

Eccentricity

0.00168

Inclination

88.9864°

RAAN

332.3281°

Arg. of periapsis

110.2199°

True anomaly

249.89516°

Mean anomaly

250.0755°

Eccentric anomaly

249.98531°

Mean motion

3.37942 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00024258

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QIANFAN-81 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.
8 mins	2025-08-14 18:04:31.026Z	37.626° NE	2025-08-14 18:08:31.026Z	79.861° E	19.487°	2025-08-14 18:12:31.026Z	120.682° SE
11 mins	2025-08-14 19:50:31.026Z	350.015° N	2025-08-14 19:55:31.026Z	268.842° W	41.059°	2025-08-14 20:01:31.026Z	198.05° SSW
7 mins	2025-08-15 06:03:31.026Z	105.054° ESE	2025-08-15 06:06:31.026Z	74.316° E	17.474°	2025-08-15 06:10:31.026Z	35.061° NE
11 mins	2025-08-15 07:47:31.026Z	189.94° SSW	2025-08-15 07:52:31.026Z	276.419° WNW	43.124°	2025-08-15 07:58:31.026Z	353.7° N