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QIANFAN-61, 62791

Orbit data source: Space-Track

QIANFAN-61, 62791 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). 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

62791, 2025-016G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology Ltd (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

SECM

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

QIANFAN, Unknown motor

Mass

267 kg wet, ~267 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-01-23 (6 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 13 hours ago

0 QIANFAN-61
1 62791U 25016G   25193.86879334  .00000129  00000-0  18096-3 0  9996
2 62791  88.9910 118.9184 0017103  66.3822 293.9123 13.50952680 26605

Epoch: 2025-07-12T20:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T20:51:03.744Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-124.84739°

Altitude

1,066.563 km

Speed

7.321 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 55m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-31.91134°

Longitude

55.72055°

Altitude

1,091.439 km

Speed

7.3 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 36m 04s

Apparent Declination

-62° 00' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:45:58

Azimuth

215.21° SW

Elevation

-35.604°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,078.538 km

Perigee altitude

1,053.075 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.944 km

Eccentricity

0.00171

Inclination

88.991°

RAAN

118.9184°

Arg. of periapsis

66.3822°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

293.9123°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37939 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00018096

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QIANFAN-61 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	2025-07-13 18:18:14.183Z	129.577° SE	2025-07-13 18:23:14.183Z	76.239° E	24.553°	2025-07-13 18:28:14.183Z	23.885° NE
11 mins	2025-07-13 20:04:14.183Z	205.577° SW	2025-07-13 20:09:14.183Z	270.306° WNW	35.965°	2025-07-13 20:15:14.183Z	345.751° N
11 mins	2025-07-14 07:14:14.183Z	3.046° NNE	2025-07-14 07:19:14.183Z	152.124° SSE	44.566°	2025-07-14 07:25:14.183Z	180.447° SSW
5 mins	2025-07-14 09:02:14.183Z	310.555° NW	2025-07-14 09:04:14.183Z	291.241° WNW	14.083°	2025-07-14 09:07:14.183Z	262.622° W

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