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QIANFAN-172, 69389

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-172, 69389 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 04 Jun 2026 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

69389, 2026-124H

Orbit

LEO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN)

Manufacturer

GESIH

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-06-04 (2 weeks ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 6A

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-172
1 69389U 26124H   26171.41382623  .00000083  00000-0  32690-4 0  9991
2 69389  88.9984   1.6692 0002685 145.0493 215.0874 14.19638529  2270

Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:55:54.586Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-55.93704°

Altitude

831.211 km

Speed

7.436 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 06m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

07:14:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

825.461 km

Perigee altitude

821.594 km

Semi-major axis

7,201.664 km

Eccentricity

0.00027

Inclination

88.9984°

RAAN

1.6692°

Arg. of periapsis

145.0493°

True anomaly

215.06972°

Mean anomaly

215.0874°

Eccentric anomaly

215.07856°

Mean motion

3.55135 °/min

Orbital period

101.37 mins

BSTAR

0.00003269

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QIANFAN-172 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.
8 mins	2026-06-21 00:03:05.735Z	28.938° NE	2026-06-21 00:07:05.735Z	80.56° E	23.497°	2026-06-21 00:11:05.735Z	133.979° SE
8 mins	2026-06-21 01:45:05.735Z	335.921° NNW	2026-06-21 01:49:05.735Z	267.435° W	30.415°	2026-06-21 01:53:05.735Z	215.607° SW
9 mins	2026-06-21 13:07:05.735Z	177.735° S	2026-06-21 13:11:05.735Z	197.605° SSW	44.998°	2026-06-21 13:16:05.735Z	359.041° N

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QIANFAN-172, 69389

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:55:54.586Z)

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