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QIANFAN-126, 68653

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-126, 68653 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

68653, 2026-075T

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-04-07 (2 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 8

Launch site

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 1.6 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-126
1 68653U 26075T   26171.24561532  .00000066  00000-0  82938-4 0  9999
2 68653  88.9897 320.6430 0001534 105.6675 254.4646 13.51014955 10242

Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:53:41.163Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-36.24151°

Altitude

1,071.786 km

Speed

7.316 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 22m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

08:32:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,066.72 km

Perigee altitude

1,064.436 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.715 km

Eccentricity

0.00015

Inclination

88.9897°

RAAN

320.643°

Arg. of periapsis

105.6675°

True anomaly

254.44766°

Mean anomaly

254.4646°

Eccentric anomaly

254.45613°

Mean motion

3.37955 °/min

Orbital period

106.52 mins

BSTAR

0.000082938

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QIANFAN-126 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.
12 mins	2026-06-20 22:29:01.449Z	356.44° N	2026-06-20 22:35:01.449Z	268.188° W	43.865°	2026-06-20 22:41:01.449Z	190.938° SSW
6 mins	2026-06-21 08:43:01.449Z	101.453° ESE	2026-06-21 08:46:01.449Z	73.663° E	14.352°	2026-06-21 08:49:01.449Z	44.861° NE
11 mins	2026-06-21 10:27:01.449Z	181.02° SSW	2026-06-21 10:32:01.449Z	299.705° NW	44.787°	2026-06-21 10:38:01.449Z	357.63° N

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QIANFAN-126, 68653

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:53:41.163Z)

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