QIANFAN-20, 61553
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-20, 61553 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 15 Oct 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6A launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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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61553 intel report (Beta)
QIANFAN-20 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | GESIH/SECM |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | QIANFAN, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 12 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-20
1 61553U 24185B 25035.76908671 .00001054 00000-0 60732-3 0 9990
2 61553 88.9892 113.5247 0004863 241.9439 118.1253 14.08443932 25716Epoch: 2025-02-04T18:27Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T18:27:29.091Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | 61.48386° |
| Altitude | 869.4 km |
| Speed | 7.417 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 34m 05s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 70.10032° |
| Longitude | -121.35355° |
| Altitude | 879.194 km |
| Speed | 7.418 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 25m 37s |
| Apparent Declination | 20° 40' 26" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:57:06 |
| Azimuth | 8.422° NNE |
| Elevation | -28.966° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 865.19 km |
| Perigee altitude | 858.149 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,239.806 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004863 |
| Inclination | 88.9892° |
| RAAN | 113.5247° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 241.9439° |
| True anomaly | 118.17443° |
| Mean anomaly | 118.1253° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 118.14987° |
| Mean motion | 3.52333 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00060732 |
| Orbital period | 102.18 mins |
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QIANFAN-20 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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| 10 mins | 2025-02-05 17:11:51.309Z | 4.431° NNE | 2025-02-05 17:16:51.309Z | 51.206° ENE | 43.522° | 2025-02-05 17:21:51.309Z | 175.026° S |
| 8 mins | 2025-02-06 04:41:51.309Z | 133.694° SE | 2025-02-06 04:44:51.309Z | 87.309° E | 29.881° | 2025-02-06 04:49:51.309Z | 18.636° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2025-02-06 06:23:51.309Z | 227.763° WSW | 2025-02-06 06:27:51.309Z | 286.668° WNW | 25.263° | 2025-02-06 06:31:51.309Z | 334.416° NNW |
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