QIANFAN-111, 68638
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-111, 68638 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass
267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 1.4 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago
TLE from 11 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-111
1 68638U 26075C 26171.39789064 .00000033 00000-0 32291-4 0 9991
2 68638 88.9894 320.6641 0002072 95.2215 264.9173 13.51008366 10248Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:32:57.751Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-91.18962°
Altitude
1,071.641 km
Speed
7.316 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 22m 39s
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
07:14:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,067.144 km
Perigee altitude
1,064.06 km
Semi-major axis
7,443.739 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
88.9894°
RAAN
320.6641°
Arg. of periapsis
95.2215°
True anomaly
264.89365°
Mean anomaly
264.9173°
Eccentric anomaly
264.90548°
Mean motion
3.37953 °/min
Orbital period
106.52 mins
BSTAR
0.000032291
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Other satellites on launch #75 in the year 2026 (2026-04-07 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-111 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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| 8 mins | 2026-06-20 20:49:28.272Z | 34.793° NE | 2026-06-20 20:53:28.272Z | 73.034° E | 17.941° | 2026-06-20 20:57:28.272Z | 114.2° SE |
| 11 mins | 2026-06-20 22:35:28.272Z | 353.58° N | 2026-06-20 22:40:28.272Z | 297.891° NW | 42.217° | 2026-06-20 22:46:28.272Z | 195.616° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2026-06-21 08:49:28.272Z | 99.073° ESE | 2026-06-21 08:52:28.272Z | 68.652° E | 15.938° | 2026-06-21 08:55:28.272Z | 39.911° NE |
| 11 mins | 2026-06-21 10:32:28.272Z | 184.99° SSW | 2026-06-21 10:37:28.272Z | 236.908° WSW | 43.853° | 2026-06-21 10:43:28.272Z | 354.972° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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