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QIANFAN-173, 69390

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-173, 69390 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

69390, 2026-124J

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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-173
1 69390U 26124J   26171.47984514  .00000078  00000-0  29634-4 0  9994
2 69390  88.9984   1.6605 0003012 135.6550 224.4882 14.20509951  2282

Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:30:58.620Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-79.77762°

Altitude

828.231 km

Speed

7.438 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 06m 38s

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

07:16:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

822.747 km

Perigee altitude

818.411 km

Semi-major axis

7,198.716 km

Eccentricity

0.0003

Inclination

88.9984°

RAAN

1.6605°

Arg. of periapsis

135.655°

True anomaly

224.46402°

Mean anomaly

224.4882°

Eccentric anomaly

224.47611°

Mean motion

3.55353 °/min

Orbital period

101.31 mins

BSTAR

0.000029634

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QIANFAN-173 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.
7 mins	2026-06-20 23:56:40.666Z	35.038° NE	2026-06-21 00:00:40.666Z	88.167° E	20.595°	2026-06-21 00:03:40.666Z	125.938° SE
8 mins	2026-06-21 01:38:40.666Z	335.536° NNW	2026-06-21 01:41:40.666Z	279.415° WNW	33.898°	2026-06-21 01:46:40.666Z	208.583° SW
9 mins	2026-06-21 12:59:40.666Z	171.093° S	2026-06-21 13:03:40.666Z	98.873° ESE	44.34°	2026-06-21 13:08:40.666Z	2.337° NNE

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QIANFAN-173, 69390

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:30:58.620Z)

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