Key statistics
Satellite QIANFAN-21 at a glance.
Uptime
326
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for QIANFAN-21.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: QIANFAN-21
International designator: 2024-185C
Object number (NORAD): 61554
Object ID (CCSDS): 61554
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.237 minutes
Inclination: 88.9674 deg
SMA: 7195.37 km
Apoapsis: 824.19 km
Periapsis: 810.281 km
RAAN: 88.4518 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00096647
Argument of periapsis: 332.6973 deg
Mean anomaly: 27.3709 deg
Mean motion: 14.22404207 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000816 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00036014854 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 9:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 QIANFAN-21
TLE line 1: 1 61554U 24185C 25248.90283681 .00000816 00000-0 36015-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 61554 88.9674 88.4518 0009665 332.6973 27.3709 14.22404207 56069
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite QIANFAN-21.
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-21 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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