QIANFAN-21, 61554
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-21, 61554 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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61554 intel report (Beta)
QIANFAN-21 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-21
1 61554U 24185C 25035.79408877 .00001438 00000-0 64472-3 0 9998
2 61554 88.9804 113.3408 0008669 297.3044 62.7264 14.21999348 25776Epoch: 2025-02-04T19:03Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T19:03:29.269Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 52.27458° |
| Altitude | 818.8 km |
| Speed | 7.445 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 33m 21s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -28.98519° |
| Longitude | 51.65618° |
| Altitude | 824.462 km |
| Speed | 7.442 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 36m 20s |
| Apparent Declination | -72° 57' 37" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:46:54 |
| Azimuth | 197.614° SSW |
| Elevation | -30.678° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 821.784 km |
| Perigee altitude | 809.311 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,193.685 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008669 |
| Inclination | 88.9804° |
| RAAN | 113.3408° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 297.3044° |
| True anomaly | 62.81474° |
| Mean anomaly | 62.7264° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 62.77057° |
| Mean motion | 3.55726 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00064472 |
| Orbital period | 101.2 mins |
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QIANFAN-21 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2025-02-05 07:02:41.191Z | 262.177° W | 2025-02-05 07:04:41.191Z | 285.512° WNW | 13.029° | 2025-02-05 07:06:41.191Z | 308.208° NW |
| 4 mins | 2025-02-05 15:56:41.191Z | 56.506° ENE | 2025-02-05 15:58:41.191Z | 80.56° E | 13.918° | 2025-02-05 16:00:41.191Z | 103.712° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2025-02-05 17:36:41.191Z | 350.91° N | 2025-02-05 17:39:41.191Z | 305.528° NW | 41.694° | 2025-02-05 17:44:41.191Z | 194.46° SSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-02-06 04:57:41.191Z | 150.814° SSE | 2025-02-06 05:01:41.191Z | 73.353° E | 36.672° | 2025-02-06 05:05:41.191Z | 13.812° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-02-06 06:40:41.191Z | 249.969° W | 2025-02-06 06:42:41.191Z | 276.773° WNW | 18.405° | 2025-02-06 06:44:41.191Z | 304.886° NW |
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