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QIANFAN-30, 61563

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-30, 61563 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

61563, 2024-185M

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-30
1 61563U 24185M   25182.53619343  .00000104  00000-0  14457-3 0  9992
2 61563  88.9833  97.7465 0008607 136.9039 223.2786 13.49921109 45910

Epoch: 2025-07-01T12:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T12:52:07.112Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-15.11337°

Altitude

1,080.173 km

Speed

7.31 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 30m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-11.76332°

Longitude

-15.37695°

Altitude

1,083.156 km

Speed

7.307 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 23m 06s

Apparent Declination

-31° 05' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:56:41

Azimuth

265.326° W

Elevation

-47.671°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,076.012 km

Perigee altitude

1,063.191 km

Semi-major axis

7,447.738 km

Eccentricity

0.00086

Inclination

88.9833°

RAAN

97.7465°

Arg. of periapsis

136.9039°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

223.2786°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37681 °/min

Orbital period

106.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00014457

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QIANFAN-30 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.
10 mins	2025-07-02 05:28:47.970Z	26.688° NE	2025-07-02 05:33:47.970Z	78.239° E	23.642°	2025-07-02 05:38:47.970Z	131.968° SE
11 mins	2025-07-02 07:15:47.970Z	345.52° N	2025-07-02 07:20:47.970Z	277.292° WNW	37.06°	2025-07-02 07:26:47.970Z	206.091° SW
8 mins	2025-07-02 17:28:47.970Z	114.654° SE	2025-07-02 17:32:47.970Z	69.447° E	21.418°	2025-07-02 17:36:47.970Z	29.509° NE
11 mins	2025-07-02 19:13:47.970Z	200.682° SSW	2025-07-02 19:18:47.970Z	284.607° WNW	39.37°	2025-07-02 19:24:47.970Z	350.103° N

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