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). 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 | 10 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 10 hours ago
0 QIANFAN-61
1 62791U 25016G 25071.06777617 .00000380 00000-0 28131-3 0 9994
2 62791 88.9924 131.5357 0016213 75.0638 285.2331 13.93189969 9959Epoch: 2025-03-12T01:37Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-12T01:37:35.861Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | -62.82541° |
| Altitude | 917.397 km |
| Speed | 7.395 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 46m 08s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -34.48614° |
| Longitude | -63.56038° |
| Altitude | 934.204 km |
| Speed | 7.382 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 42m 24s |
| Apparent Declination | -42° 06' 56" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:09:19 |
| Azimuth | 252.976° W |
| Elevation | -61.279° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 926.286 km |
| Perigee altitude | 902.639 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,292.6 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0016213 |
| Inclination | 88.9924° |
| RAAN | 131.5357° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 75.0638° |
| True anomaly | 285.05375° |
| Mean anomaly | 285.2331° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 285.14343° |
| Mean motion | 3.48513 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00028131 |
| Orbital period | 103.3 mins |
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QIANFAN-61 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 16:00:16.326Z | 8.309° NNE | 2025-03-12 16:05:16.326Z | 100.268° ESE | 42.564° | 2025-03-12 16:10:16.326Z | 170.889° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-03-12 17:46:16.326Z | 303.868° NW | 2025-03-12 17:48:16.326Z | 280.091° WNW | 15.476° | 2025-03-12 17:50:16.326Z | 258.088° W |
| 8 mins | 2025-03-13 03:37:16.326Z | 134.661° SE | 2025-03-13 03:40:16.326Z | 88.632° E | 31° | 2025-03-13 03:45:16.326Z | 18.648° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2025-03-13 05:20:16.326Z | 227.837° WSW | 2025-03-13 05:24:16.326Z | 283.289° WNW | 25.353° | 2025-03-13 05:28:16.326Z | 332.299° NNW |
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