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QIANFAN-82, 63168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-82, 63168 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

63168, 2025-046K

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-82
1 63168U 25046K   25225.94545184  .00000170  00000-0  24433-3 0  9994
2 63168  88.9864 332.3682 0014878 117.0173 243.2498 13.50960512 31169

Epoch: 2025-08-13T22:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T22:41:27.038Z)

Latitude

-0.00014°

Longitude

29.38908°

Altitude

1,076.681 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 09m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

15.59368°

Longitude

29.61716°

Altitude

1,072.89 km

Speed

7.316 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 19m 31s

Apparent Declination

-19° 41' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:44:40

Azimuth

258.394° W

Elevation

-17.172°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,076.853 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.703 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.915 km

Eccentricity

0.00149

Inclination

88.9864°

RAAN

332.3682°

Arg. of periapsis

117.0173°

True anomaly

243.09768°

Mean anomaly

243.2498°

Eccentric anomaly

243.17373°

Mean motion

3.37941 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00024433

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QIANFAN-82 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 18:50:37.688Z	15.465° NNE	2025-08-14 18:55:37.688Z	75.567° E	36.412°	2025-08-14 19:01:37.688Z	157.381° SSE
8 mins	2025-08-14 20:38:37.688Z	325.59° NNW	2025-08-14 20:42:37.688Z	276.708° WNW	23.84°	2025-08-14 20:46:37.688Z	234.392° WSW
10 mins	2025-08-15 06:48:37.688Z	142.966° SSE	2025-08-15 06:53:37.688Z	72.553° E	33.717°	2025-08-15 06:58:37.688Z	15.834° NNE
9 mins	2025-08-15 08:35:37.688Z	227.122° WSW	2025-08-15 08:39:37.688Z	274.264° WNW	26.619°	2025-08-15 08:44:37.688Z	332.937° NNW