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QIANFAN-1, 60379

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-1, 60379 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Aug 2024 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
60379, 2024-140A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
6 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SECM
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass
300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-08-06 (9 months ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 6A
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-1
1 60379U 24140A   25115.16447026  .00000089  00000-0  11942-3 0  9997
2 60379  88.9823 323.1697 0018135 158.3586 201.8336 13.50948826 36075
Epoch: 2025-04-25T03:56Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T03:56:50.23Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
50.53493°
Altitude
1,084.265 km
Speed
7.304 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 32m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
69.34821°
Longitude
53.19817°
Altitude
1,080.446 km
Speed
7.318 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 45m 46s
Apparent Declination
30° 49' 52"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:51:29
Azimuth
27.416° NE
Elevation
-13.48°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,079.32 km
Perigee altitude
1,052.321 km
Semi-major axis
7,443.958 km
Eccentricity
0.0018135
Inclination
88.9823°
RAAN
323.1697°
Arg. of periapsis
158.3586°
True anomaly
201.75647°
Mean anomaly
201.8336°
Eccentric anomaly
201.79502°
Mean motion
3.37938 °/min
BSTAR
0.00011942
Orbital period
106.53 mins
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QIANFAN-1 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
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Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-04-25 12:58:20.303Z119.5° SE2025-04-25 13:02:20.303Z78.463° E21.339°2025-04-25 13:07:20.303Z27.726° NE
11 mins2025-04-25 14:43:20.303Z197.965° SSW2025-04-25 14:48:20.303Z262.992° W39.706°2025-04-25 14:54:20.303Z348.707° N
11 mins2025-04-26 01:53:20.303Z7.858° NNE2025-04-26 01:58:20.303Z101.878° ESE43.457°2025-04-26 02:04:20.303Z173.599° S
6 mins2025-04-26 03:41:20.303Z314.329° NW2025-04-26 03:44:20.303Z282.774° WNW16.724°2025-04-26 03:47:20.303Z253.33° W
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