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QIANFAN-83, 63169

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-83, 63169 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

63169, 2025-046L

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 QIANFAN-83
1 63169U 25046L   25224.74231837  .00000204  00000-0  24926-3 0  9994
2 63169  88.9864 332.5067 0016184 112.8869 247.3999 13.61934962 30999

Epoch: 2025-08-12T17:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T17:48:56.307Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

103.84149°

Altitude

1,036.262 km

Speed

7.331 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 10m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

41.11289°

Longitude

-77.14889°

Altitude

1,024.193 km

Speed

7.349 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 36m 22s

Apparent Declination

40° 35' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:40:13

Azimuth

74.266° E

Elevation

56.738°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,037.686 km

Perigee altitude

1,013.721 km

Semi-major axis

7,403.84 km

Eccentricity

0.00162

Inclination

88.9864°

RAAN

332.5067°

Arg. of periapsis

112.8869°

True anomaly

247.22882°

Mean anomaly

247.3999°

Eccentric anomaly

247.31435°

Mean motion

3.40689 °/min

Orbital period

105.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00024926

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QIANFAN-83 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.
6 mins	2025-08-13 19:10:48.107Z	75.158° E	2025-08-13 19:10:48.107Z	75.158° E	39.9°	2025-08-13 19:16:48.107Z	164.837° S
8 mins	2025-08-13 20:52:48.107Z	323.289° NNW	2025-08-13 20:55:48.107Z	290.984° WNW	19.849°	2025-08-13 21:00:48.107Z	238.801° WSW
10 mins	2025-08-14 06:57:48.107Z	147.099° SSE	2025-08-14 07:02:48.107Z	74.852° E	35.17°	2025-08-14 07:07:48.107Z	14.484° NNE
8 mins	2025-08-14 08:44:48.107Z	234.576° WSW	2025-08-14 08:48:48.107Z	285.571° WNW	24.34°	2025-08-14 08:52:48.107Z	330.069° NNW
7 mins	2025-08-14 18:02:48.107Z	42.99° NE	2025-08-14 18:05:48.107Z	75.028° E	17.967°	2025-08-14 18:09:48.107Z	116.918° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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