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QIANFAN-85, 63171

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-85, 63171 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

63171, 2025-046N

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-85
1 63171U 25046N   25225.89618740  .00000155  00000-0  22129-3 0  9994
2 63171  88.9864 332.3785 0015225 116.2052 244.0667 13.50961508 31153

Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:30:30.591Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

47.18313°

Altitude

1,076.649 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 09m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-79.87511°

Longitude

-127.21861°

Altitude

1,106.218 km

Speed

7.294 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 07m 08s

Apparent Declination

-62° 50' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:46:00

Azimuth

168.93° S

Elevation

-66.344°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.108 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.441 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.911 km

Eccentricity

0.00152

Inclination

88.9864°

RAAN

332.3785°

Arg. of periapsis

116.2052°

True anomaly

243.90993°

Mean anomaly

244.0667°

Eccentric anomaly

243.9883°

Mean motion

3.37941 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00022129

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QIANFAN-85 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.
5 mins	2025-08-14 17:41:57.672Z	51.745° ENE	2025-08-14 17:43:57.672Z	70.245° E	12.529°	2025-08-14 17:46:57.672Z	98.109° ESE
11 mins	2025-08-14 19:26:57.672Z	1.367° NNE	2025-08-14 19:31:57.672Z	172.758° S	44.893°	2025-08-14 19:37:57.672Z	182.402° SSW
4 mins	2025-08-14 21:15:57.672Z	302.539° NW	2025-08-14 21:16:57.672Z	292.842° NW	13.12°	2025-08-14 21:19:57.672Z	264.66° W
11 mins	2025-08-15 07:23:57.672Z	170.68° S	2025-08-15 07:28:57.672Z	62.968° ENE	44.382°	2025-08-15 07:34:57.672Z	1.982° NNE
5 mins	2025-08-15 09:13:57.672Z	263.781° W	2025-08-15 09:15:57.672Z	283.979° WNW	15.076°	2025-08-15 09:18:57.672Z	313.296° NW