Key statistics
Satellite QIANFAN-23 at a glance.
Uptime
265
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-23.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: QIANFAN-23
International designator: 2024-185E
Object number (NORAD): 61556
Object ID (CCSDS): 61556
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.69 minutes
Inclination: 88.983 deg
SMA: 7216.834 km
Apoapsis: 846.088 km
Periapsis: 831.311 km
RAAN: 96.042 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0010238
Argument of periapsis: 102.064 deg
Mean anomaly: 258.1696 deg
Mean motion: 14.16063284 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000402 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019665 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 8:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 QIANFAN-23
TLE line 1: 1 61556U 24185E 25187.86251791 .00000402 00000-0 19665-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 61556 88.9830 96.0420 0010238 102.0640 258.1696 14.16063284 47260
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite QIANFAN-23.
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-23 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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