QSS, 41731
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QSS, 41731 is a payload satellite owned by CAS (CN) in LEO 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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41731 intel report (Beta)
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QSS details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 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 7 hours ago
0 QSS
1 41731U 16051A 24303.95880106 .00030936 00000-0 70771-3 0 9994
2 41731 97.3020 215.6183 0011381 95.5741 264.6805 15.42692589457435Epoch: 2024-10-29T23:00Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-29T23:00:40.411Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -168.31325° |
| Altitude | 442.019 km |
| Speed | 7.646 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 22m 28s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -54.48017° |
| Longitude | 1.70555° |
| Altitude | 465.29 km |
| Speed | 7.629 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 26m 56s |
| Apparent Declination | -84° 29' 05" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:50:54 |
| Azimuth | 181.227° SSW |
| Elevation | -45.357° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 442.852 km |
| Perigee | 427.343 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,813.235 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011381 |
| Inclination | 97.302° |
| RAAN | 215.6183° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 95.5741° |
| True anomaly | 264.55066° |
| Mean anomaly | 264.6805° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 264.61558° |
| Mean motion | 3.85934 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00070771 |
| Period | 93.28 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mins | 2024-10-30 07:21:08.667Z | 1.849° NNE | 2024-10-30 07:24:08.667Z | 246.036° WSW | 38.628° | 2024-10-30 07:26:08.667Z | 206.993° SW |
| 4 mins | 2024-10-30 17:51:08.667Z | 110.895° ESE | 2024-10-30 17:52:08.667Z | 79.42° E | 26.404° | 2024-10-30 17:55:08.667Z | 10.663° NNE |