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QIANFAN-86, 63172

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-86, 63172 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

63172, 2025-046P

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-86
1 63172U 25046P   25225.90441143  .00000159  00000-0  22776-3 0  9990
2 63172  88.9866 332.2370 0013089 119.7379 240.5076 13.50961924 31237

Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:42:21.147Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

44.07288°

Altitude

1,076.484 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 08m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-32.25856°

Longitude

-135.34821°

Altitude

1,081.528 km

Speed

7.31 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 43m 02s

Apparent Declination

-38° 38' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:43:40

Azimuth

96.615° ESE

Elevation

-66.73°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,075.516 km

Perigee altitude

1,056.029 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.91 km

Eccentricity

0.00131

Inclination

88.9866°

RAAN

332.237°

Arg. of periapsis

119.7379°

True anomaly

240.37715°

Mean anomaly

240.5076°

Eccentric anomaly

240.44237°

Mean motion

3.37942 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00022776

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QIANFAN-86 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.
7 mins	2025-08-14 17:52:37.528Z	39.831° NE	2025-08-14 17:56:37.528Z	78.718° E	16.008°	2025-08-14 17:59:37.528Z	108.203° ESE
11 mins	2025-08-14 19:38:37.528Z	355.451° N	2025-08-14 19:43:37.528Z	269.667° W	43.915°	2025-08-14 19:49:37.528Z	190.718° SSW
6 mins	2025-08-15 05:51:37.528Z	102.129° ESE	2025-08-15 05:54:37.528Z	74.629° E	14.219°	2025-08-15 05:57:37.528Z	45.69° ENE
11 mins	2025-08-15 07:35:37.528Z	180.738° SSW	2025-08-15 07:40:37.528Z	281.239° WNW	44.853°	2025-08-15 07:46:37.528Z	357.671° N