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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). 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
61553, 2024-185B
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
Manufacturer
GESIH/SECM
Mission
Partially operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass
267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-10-15 (1 year ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 6A
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 5.0 m
Radar Cross Section
13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-20
1 61553U 24185B   25293.63061186  .00000966  00000-0  55233-3 0  9994
2 61553  88.9773  84.2920 0006902 140.8159 219.3526 14.08759528 62010
Epoch: 2025-10-20T15:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-20T15:08:04.864Z)
Latitude
Longitude
-172.05843°
Altitude
870.524 km
Speed
7.415 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 37m 10s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:50:38
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
865.583 km
Perigee altitude
855.591 km
Semi-major axis
7,238.724 km
Eccentricity
0.00069
Inclination
88.9773°
RAAN
84.292°
Arg. of periapsis
140.8159°
True anomaly
219.30248°
Mean anomaly
219.3526°
Eccentric anomaly
219.32754°
Mean motion
3.52412 °/min
Orbital period
102.15 mins
BSTAR
0.00055233
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