QIANFAN-19

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite QIANFAN-19 at a glance.

Uptime

429

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

89.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for QIANFAN-19.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: QIANFAN-19

International designator: 2024-185A

Object number (NORAD): 61552

Object ID (CCSDS): 61552

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.817 minutes

Inclination: 88.9822 deg

SMA: 7222.831 km

Apoapsis: 848.219 km

Periapsis: 841.172 km

RAAN: 77.4578 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00048778

Argument of periapsis: 296.6678 deg

Mean anomaly: 63.4009 deg

Mean motion: 14.14300239 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000449 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00022774556 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 17, 2025, 2:25 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 16, 2025, 11:18 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 QIANFAN-19

TLE line 1: 1 61552U 24185A 25350.97138407 .00000449 00000-0 22775-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 61552 88.9822 77.4578 0004878 296.6678 63.4009 14.14300239 70261

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite QIANFAN-19.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated 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-19 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 02’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 15, 2024, 11:06 a.m. from Launch Complex 9A.

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Launch to space Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 02
Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 02

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 15, 2024, 11:06 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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