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QIANFAN-26, 61559

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-26, 61559 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

61559, 2024-185H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

GESIH/SECM

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-10-15 (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 4 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-26
1 61559U 24185H   25192.19997275  .00000133  00000-0  12053-3 0  9995
2 61559  88.9826  96.4419 0007678 107.6707 252.5298 13.77712662 47419

Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T04:47:57.645Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

95.09639°

Altitude

976.701 km

Speed

7.362 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 25m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

49.74829°

Longitude

96.2754°

Altitude

976.958 km

Speed

7.369 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 40m 48s

Apparent Declination

9° 21' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:49:04

Azimuth

21.642° NNE

Elevation

-38.251°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

974.664 km

Perigee altitude

963.382 km

Semi-major axis

7,347.16 km

Eccentricity

0.00077

Inclination

88.9826°

RAAN

96.4419°

Arg. of periapsis

107.6707°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

252.5298°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.44639 °/min

Orbital period

104.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00012053

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QIANFAN-26 Visibility forecast

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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	2025-07-11 17:07:31.315Z	133.327° SE	2025-07-11 17:11:31.315Z	87.012° E	26.664°	2025-07-11 17:16:31.315Z	23.839° NE
9 mins	2025-07-11 18:52:31.315Z	219.192° SW	2025-07-11 18:56:31.315Z	280.803° WNW	31.394°	2025-07-11 19:01:31.315Z	340.957° N
10 mins	2025-07-12 05:48:31.315Z	5.727° NNE	2025-07-12 05:52:31.315Z	60.786° ENE	44.216°	2025-07-12 05:58:31.315Z	177.074° S
5 mins	2025-07-12 07:34:31.315Z	308.081° NW	2025-07-12 07:36:31.315Z	286.907° WNW	14.143°	2025-07-12 07:39:31.315Z	256.977° W

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