QIANFAN-98, 66040
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-98, 66040 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Fri, 17 Oct 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6A launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass
267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
13.200 m²
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-98
1 66040U 25233H 26130.16778866 .00000132 00000-0 18537-3 0 9995
2 66040 89.0014 46.7590 0001826 76.5958 283.5397 13.51006537 28196Epoch: 2026-05-10T04:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-10T04:01:36.940Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
118.38033°
Altitude
1,071.193 km
Speed
7.317 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 07m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:44:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,066.968 km
Perigee altitude
1,064.249 km
Semi-major axis
7,443.746 km
Eccentricity
0.00018
Inclination
89.0014°
RAAN
46.759°
Arg. of periapsis
76.5958°
True anomaly
283.51936°
Mean anomaly
283.5397°
Eccentric anomaly
283.52953°
Mean motion
3.37953 °/min
Orbital period
106.52 mins
BSTAR
0.00018537
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Other satellites on launch #233 in the year 2025 (2025-10-17 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.QIANFAN-98 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. |
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| 12 mins | 2026-05-10 18:20:27.309Z | 158.183° S | 2026-05-10 18:26:27.309Z | 92.872° ESE | 38.988° | 2026-05-10 18:32:27.309Z | 10.036° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2026-05-10 20:10:27.309Z | 244.158° WSW | 2026-05-10 20:13:27.309Z | 278.784° WNW | 21.709° | 2026-05-10 20:18:27.309Z | 330.369° NNW |
| 8 mins | 2026-05-11 05:32:27.309Z | 38.925° NE | 2026-05-11 05:35:27.309Z | 73.96° E | 23.554° | 2026-05-11 05:40:27.309Z | 130.036° SE |
| 11 mins | 2026-05-11 07:17:27.309Z | 346.362° N | 2026-05-11 07:22:27.309Z | 283.429° WNW | 37.034° | 2026-05-11 07:28:27.309Z | 206.73° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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