Key statistics
Satellite QIANFAN-20 at a glance.
Uptime
265
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for QIANFAN-20.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: QIANFAN-20
International designator: 2024-185B
Object number (NORAD): 61553
Object ID (CCSDS): 61553
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.225 minutes
Inclination: 88.9838 deg
SMA: 7242.129 km
Apoapsis: 869.662 km
Periapsis: 858.326 km
RAAN: 96.354 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0007827
Argument of periapsis: 118.5156 deg
Mean anomaly: 241.6817 deg
Mean motion: 14.08650925 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000342 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019073 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 QIANFAN-20
TLE line 1: 1 61553U 24185B 25187.57921178 .00000342 00000-0 19073-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 61553 88.9838 96.3540 0007827 118.5156 241.6817 14.08650925 47082
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite QIANFAN-20.
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-20 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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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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