Key statistics
Satellite QIANFAN-9 at a glance.
Uptime
436
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for QIANFAN-9.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: QIANFAN-9
International designator: 2024-140J
Object number (NORAD): 60387
Object ID (CCSDS): 60387
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.59 minutes
Inclination: 88.9746 deg
SMA: 7446.815 km
Apoapsis: 1081.004 km
Periapsis: 1056.355 km
RAAN: 305.3246 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00165504
Argument of periapsis: 12.1222 deg
Mean anomaly: 348.0324 deg
Mean motion: 13.50973847 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000073 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000093873628 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 11:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 QIANFAN-9
TLE line 1: 1 60387U 24140J 25288.98819618 .00000073 00000-0 93874-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 60387 88.9746 305.3246 0016550 12.1222 348.0324 13.50973847 59531
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite QIANFAN-9.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) with funding backed by the Shanghai local government. Initial constellation will consist of 1296 satellites by 2027 with long term plans to expand it to 12000 satellites.
QIANFAN-9 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 01’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 6, 2024, 6:42 a.m. from Launch Complex 9A.
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Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 01
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 6, 2024, 6:42 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 6A
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9A
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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