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QIANFAN-87, 63173

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-87, 63173 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

63173, 2025-046Q

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-87
1 63173U 25046Q   25225.87552075  .00000174  00000-0  25035-3 0  9992
2 63173  88.9862 332.3562 0013823 115.4708 244.7875 13.50958536 31163

Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-13T21:00:44.992Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

54.6212°

Altitude

1,076.085 km

Speed

7.312 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 09m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

8.7867°

Longitude

54.71628°

Altitude

1,073.612 km

Speed

7.315 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 24m 11s

Apparent Declination

-25° 55' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:48:38

Azimuth

252.971° W

Elevation

-20.731°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,076.075 km

Perigee altitude

1,055.495 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.922 km

Eccentricity

0.00138

Inclination

88.9862°

RAAN

332.3562°

Arg. of periapsis

115.4708°

True anomaly

244.6443°

Mean anomaly

244.7875°

Eccentric anomaly

244.71589°

Mean motion

3.37941 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00025035

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QIANFAN-87 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 18:56:34.546Z	13.176° NNE	2025-08-14 19:01:34.546Z	73.532° E	38.533°	2025-08-14 19:07:34.546Z	161.312° S
8 mins	2025-08-14 20:44:34.546Z	323.786° NNW	2025-08-14 20:47:34.546Z	290.702° WNW	21.815°	2025-08-14 20:52:34.546Z	237.17° WSW
10 mins	2025-08-15 06:54:34.546Z	146.992° SSE	2025-08-15 06:59:34.546Z	71.108° E	35.913°	2025-08-15 07:04:34.546Z	13.735° NNE
9 mins	2025-08-15 08:41:34.546Z	230.26° WSW	2025-08-15 08:45:34.546Z	274.713° WNW	24.429°	2025-08-15 08:50:34.546Z	331.057° NNW