QIANFAN-23, 61556
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-23, 61556 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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61556 intel report (Beta)
QIANFAN-23 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 17 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 17 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-23
1 61556U 24185E 25035.57168985 .00001268 00000-0 63882-3 0 9994
2 61556 88.9884 113.4915 0006728 225.7547 134.3089 14.15796666 25713Epoch: 2025-02-04T13:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T13:43:14.003Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | 132.70809° |
| Altitude | 846.045 km |
| Speed | 7.428 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 33m 57s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 51.71727° |
| Longitude | 133.9016° |
| Altitude | 852.863 km |
| Speed | 7.429 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 21m 53s |
| Apparent Declination | 43° 36' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:57:48 |
| Azimuth | 317.329° NNW |
| Elevation | 12.522° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 841.415 km |
| Perigee altitude | 831.707 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,214.698 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006728 |
| Inclination | 88.9884° |
| RAAN | 113.4915° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 225.7547° |
| True anomaly | 134.36404° |
| Mean anomaly | 134.3089° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 134.33647° |
| Mean motion | 3.54173 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00063882 |
| Orbital period | 101.65 mins |
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QIANFAN-23 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2025-02-05 17:27:33.205Z | 357.69° N | 2025-02-05 17:31:33.205Z | 221.49° SW | 44.217° | 2025-02-05 17:36:33.205Z | 186.237° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2025-02-06 04:51:33.205Z | 146.405° SSE | 2025-02-06 04:55:33.205Z | 79.536° E | 34.289° | 2025-02-06 05:00:33.205Z | 13.267° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-02-06 06:34:33.205Z | 241.077° WSW | 2025-02-06 06:37:33.205Z | 283.065° WNW | 21.081° | 2025-02-06 06:41:33.205Z | 330.11° NNW |
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