QIANFAN-59, 62789
Orbit data source: Space-Track
QIANFAN-59, 62789 is a Chinese payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 23 Jan 2025 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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| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | SECM |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| 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 | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-59
1 62789U 25016E 25071.11777510 .00000008 00000-0 -43898-5 0 9996
2 62789 88.9925 131.5282 0017233 74.0337 286.2736 13.95248528 9962Epoch: 2025-03-12T02:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-12T02:49:35.768Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | -80.8818° |
| Altitude | 909.812 km |
| Speed | 7.399 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 46m 06s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 73.24181° |
| Longitude | 95.74604° |
| Altitude | 912.555 km |
| Speed | 7.407 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 35m 36s |
| Apparent Declination | 33° 18' 41" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:17:32 |
| Azimuth | 21.662° NNE |
| Elevation | -13.074° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 919.837 km |
| Perigee altitude | 894.727 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,285.419 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0017233 |
| Inclination | 88.9925° |
| RAAN | 131.5282° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 74.0337° |
| True anomaly | 286.08392° |
| Mean anomaly | 286.2736° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 286.17877° |
| Mean motion | 3.49029 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0000043898 |
| Orbital period | 103.14 mins |
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QIANFAN-59 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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| 10 mins | 2025-03-12 15:27:28.117Z | 20.517° NNE | 2025-03-12 15:32:28.117Z | 84.594° E | 29.662° | 2025-03-12 15:37:28.117Z | 147.634° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2025-03-12 17:12:28.117Z | 325.932° NNW | 2025-03-12 17:15:28.117Z | 280.951° WNW | 26.908° | 2025-03-12 17:19:28.117Z | 227.486° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-03-13 03:05:28.117Z | 100.1° ESE | 2025-03-13 03:07:28.117Z | 74.496° E | 18.281° | 2025-03-13 03:10:28.117Z | 39.217° NE |
| 10 mins | 2025-03-13 04:45:28.117Z | 197.659° SSW | 2025-03-13 04:50:28.117Z | 288.606° WNW | 39.017° | 2025-03-13 04:55:28.117Z | 349.417° N |
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