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QIANFAN-84, 63170

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-84, 63170 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

63170, 2025-046M

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-84
1 63170U 25046M   25225.90019694  .00000164  00000-0  23473-3 0  9991
2 63170  88.9864 332.5059 0017852 114.0464 246.2558 13.50967683 31084

Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:36:17.015Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

45.86315°

Altitude

1,077.027 km

Speed

7.311 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

-52.27166°

Longitude

-132.89114°

Altitude

1,095.618 km

Speed

7.3 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 03m 00s

Apparent Declination

-49° 27' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:43:30

Azimuth

126.643° SE

Elevation

-69.882°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,079.04 km

Perigee altitude

1,052.463 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.888 km

Eccentricity

0.00179

Inclination

88.9864°

RAAN

332.5059°

Arg. of periapsis

114.0464°

True anomaly

246.06872°

Mean anomaly

246.2558°

Eccentric anomaly

246.16224°

Mean motion

3.37943 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00023473

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QIANFAN-84 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	2025-08-14 17:47:27.808Z	48.792° ENE	2025-08-14 17:50:27.808Z	77.763° E	13.926°	2025-08-14 17:53:27.808Z	105.57° ESE
11 mins	2025-08-14 19:32:27.808Z	358.857° N	2025-08-14 19:37:27.808Z	279.842° WNW	44.825°	2025-08-14 19:43:27.808Z	185.935° SSW
4 mins	2025-08-15 05:47:27.808Z	84.576° E	2025-08-15 05:49:27.808Z	65.679° ENE	12.265°	2025-08-15 05:51:27.808Z	47.574° ENE
11 mins	2025-08-15 07:29:27.808Z	175.043° S	2025-08-15 07:34:27.808Z	101.525° ESE	44.929°	2025-08-15 07:40:27.808Z	0.218° NNE
4 mins	2025-08-15 09:20:27.808Z	271.737° WNW	2025-08-15 09:21:27.808Z	281.522° WNW	13.542°	2025-08-15 09:24:27.808Z	310.206° NW