QSS, 41731
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QSS, 41731 is a payload satellite owned by CAS (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 15 Aug 2016 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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QSS details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 6 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SECM/USTC |
| Mission | Operational Civil Technology |
| Bus & Motor | CAST-2000?, AOCS |
| Mass | 640 kg wet, ~500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 4 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 5.141 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 QSS
1 41731U 16051A 24361.44107883 .00020980 00000-0 44172-3 0 9990
2 41731 97.3045 273.3464 0006005 244.6285 115.4342 15.45284889466300Epoch: 2024-12-26T10:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T10:35:09.21Z)
| Latitude | -0.00012° |
| Longitude | 19.13761° |
| Altitude | 435.427 km |
| Speed | 7.649 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 13m 23s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -64.88877° |
| Longitude | -176.40489° |
| Altitude | 451.187 km |
| Speed | 7.643 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 14m 14s |
| Apparent Declination | -53° 10' 14" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:40:40 |
| Azimuth | 200.548° SSW |
| Elevation | -75.567° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 431.556 km |
| Perigee altitude | 423.382 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,805.606 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006005 |
| Inclination | 97.3045° |
| RAAN | 273.3464° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 244.6285° |
| True anomaly | 115.49632° |
| Mean anomaly | 115.4342° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 115.46526° |
| Mean motion | 3.86583 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00044172 |
| Orbital period | 93.12 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #51 in the year 2016 (2016-08-15 UTC)
| QSS, 41731 |
| 3CAT-2, 41732 (Decayed) |
| LX-1, 41733 (Decayed) |
QSS Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 6 mins | 2024-12-26 18:28:31.357Z | 171.349° S | 2024-12-26 18:31:31.357Z | 207.945° SW | 43.47° | 2024-12-26 18:34:31.357Z | 344.686° N |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-27 07:21:31.357Z | 3.695° NNE | 2024-12-27 07:23:31.357Z | 274.16° WNW | 43.329° | 2024-12-27 07:26:31.357Z | 199.774° SSW |
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