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QIANFAN-35, 61568

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-35, 61568 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	61568, 2024-185S
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	12 hours ago
Origin	YUANX (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	GESIH/SECM
Mission	Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor	QIANFAN, Unknown motor
Mass	300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2024-10-15 (5 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-35
1 61568U 24185S   25089.82363283  .00001448  00000-0  58454-3 0  9991
2 61568  88.9786 107.0097 0009073  61.3237 298.8868 14.27412302 33527

Epoch: 2025-03-30T19:46Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-30T19:46:01.876Z)

Latitude	-0.00005°
Longitude	-17.94647°
Altitude	800.315 km
Speed	7.455 km/s
True Right ascension	07h 08m 02s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	83.44679°
Longitude	-9.12533°
Altitude	808.142 km
Speed	7.459 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	02h 09m 43s
Apparent Declination	31° 44' 45"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	13:31:19
Azimuth	351.433° N
Elevation	-17.787°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	803.845 km
Perigee altitude	790.824 km
Semi-major axis	7,175.471 km
Eccentricity	0.0009073
Inclination	88.9786°
RAAN	107.0097°
Arg. of periapsis	61.3237°
True anomaly	298.79572°
Mean anomaly	298.8868°
Eccentric anomaly	298.84126°
Mean motion	3.57082 °/min
BSTAR	0.00058454
Orbital period	100.82 mins

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QIANFAN-35 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	2025-03-31 13:09:59.932Z	7.262° NNE	2025-03-31 13:14:59.932Z	112.602° SE	42.452°	2025-03-31 13:18:59.932Z	170.94° S
6 mins	2025-04-01 00:30:59.932Z	118.552° SE	2025-04-01 00:33:59.932Z	71.894° E	22.684°	2025-04-01 00:36:59.932Z	31.603° NE
8 mins	2025-04-01 02:10:59.932Z	218.494° SW	2025-04-01 02:13:59.932Z	267.965° W	30.339°	2025-04-01 02:18:59.932Z	341.086° N

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