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). 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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QIANFAN-26 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-26
1 61559U 24185H 25035.79356470 .00000730 00000-0 40772-3 0 9995
2 61559 88.9880 113.3925 0004508 209.6175 150.4755 14.09775347 25809Epoch: 2025-02-04T19:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T19:02:43.99Z)
| Latitude | 0.00004° |
| Longitude | 52.51546° |
| Altitude | 866.019 km |
| Speed | 7.418 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 33m 34s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -31.28324° |
| Longitude | 51.84834° |
| Altitude | 873.644 km |
| Speed | 7.413 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 24m 59s |
| Apparent Declination | -73° 24' 26" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:51:34 |
| Azimuth | 197.983° SSW |
| Elevation | -31.879° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 860.368 km |
| Perigee altitude | 853.845 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,235.244 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0004508 |
| Inclination | 88.988° |
| RAAN | 113.3925° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 209.6175° |
| True anomaly | 150.50094° |
| Mean anomaly | 150.4755° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 150.48822° |
| Mean motion | 3.52666 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00040772 |
| Orbital period | 102.08 mins |
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QIANFAN-26 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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| 4 mins | 2025-02-05 07:08:20.479Z | 265.109° W | 2025-02-05 07:10:20.479Z | 287.183° WNW | 12.374° | 2025-02-05 07:12:20.479Z | 308.52° NW |
| 6 mins | 2025-02-05 16:06:20.479Z | 49.62° ENE | 2025-02-05 16:08:20.479Z | 74.828° E | 17.743° | 2025-02-05 16:12:20.479Z | 121.692° SE |
| 9 mins | 2025-02-05 17:47:20.479Z | 345.46° N | 2025-02-05 17:51:20.479Z | 266.088° W | 38.666° | 2025-02-05 17:56:20.479Z | 200.843° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2025-02-06 05:14:20.479Z | 166.247° S | 2025-02-06 05:18:20.479Z | 77.631° E | 43.372° | 2025-02-06 05:23:20.479Z | 4.306° NNE |
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