QIANFAN-28, 61561
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-28, 61561 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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61561 intel report (Beta)
QIANFAN-28 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-28
1 61561U 24185K 25035.57483122 .00001865 00000-0 75963-3 0 9999
2 61561 88.9878 113.3548 0008015 212.7098 147.3601 14.27103431 25787Epoch: 2025-02-04T13:47Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T13:47:45.417Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 131.4374° |
| Altitude | 809.34 km |
| Speed | 7.446 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 33m 25s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 25.93889° |
| Longitude | 131.84519° |
| Altitude | 810.451 km |
| Speed | 7.447 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 55m 31s |
| Apparent Declination | -21° 49' 07" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:46:54 |
| Azimuth | 232.546° WSW |
| Elevation | 8.075° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 804.122 km |
| Perigee altitude | 792.618 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,176.507 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008015 |
| Inclination | 88.9878° |
| RAAN | 113.3548° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 212.7098° |
| True anomaly | 147.4096° |
| Mean anomaly | 147.3601° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 147.38485° |
| Mean motion | 3.57004 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00075963 |
| Orbital period | 100.84 mins |
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QIANFAN-28 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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| 6 mins | 2025-02-05 06:45:41.061Z | 240.444° WSW | 2025-02-05 06:48:41.061Z | 276.914° WNW | 17.528° | 2025-02-05 06:51:41.061Z | 315.799° NNW |
| 9 mins | 2025-02-05 17:18:41.061Z | 2.958° NNE | 2025-02-05 17:22:41.061Z | 132.846° SE | 44.794° | 2025-02-05 17:27:41.061Z | 180.278° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2025-02-06 04:38:41.061Z | 127.225° SE | 2025-02-06 04:41:41.061Z | 75.588° E | 27.454° | 2025-02-06 04:45:41.061Z | 22.089° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-02-06 06:19:41.061Z | 233.209° WSW | 2025-02-06 06:22:41.061Z | 284.627° WNW | 25.823° | 2025-02-06 06:26:41.061Z | 335.421° NNW |
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