QIANFAN-116, 68643
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-116, 68643 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, 14.5 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-116
1 68643U 26075H 26171.43073169 .00000030 00000-0 27090-4 0 9992
2 68643 88.9886 320.6496 0001657 94.7399 265.3941 13.51021822 10248Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:20:15.218Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-103.05927°
Altitude
1,071.554 km
Speed
7.316 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 22m 35s
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
07:12:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,066.786 km
Perigee altitude
1,064.319 km
Semi-major axis
7,443.689 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
88.9886°
RAAN
320.6496°
Arg. of periapsis
94.7399°
True anomaly
265.37517°
Mean anomaly
265.3941°
Eccentric anomaly
265.38464°
Mean motion
3.37956 °/min
Orbital period
106.52 mins
BSTAR
0.00002709
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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-116 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 | 2026-06-20 21:35:19.400Z | 14.031° NNE | 2026-06-20 21:41:19.400Z | 79.846° E | 34.765° | 2026-06-20 21:47:19.400Z | 154.662° SSE |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-20 23:23:19.400Z | 333.364° NNW | 2026-06-20 23:27:19.400Z | 289.76° WNW | 25.747° | 2026-06-20 23:32:19.400Z | 231.113° WSW |
| 10 mins | 2026-06-21 09:34:19.400Z | 138.474° SSE | 2026-06-21 09:38:19.400Z | 89.409° E | 31.736° | 2026-06-21 09:44:19.400Z | 16.619° NNE |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-21 11:21:19.400Z | 225.901° WSW | 2026-06-21 11:25:19.400Z | 277.921° WNW | 28.614° | 2026-06-21 11:30:19.400Z | 335.944° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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