Key statistics
Satellite QIANFAN-25 at a glance.
Uptime
326
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-25.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: QIANFAN-25
International designator: 2024-185G
Object number (NORAD): 61558
Object ID (CCSDS): 61558
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.434 minutes
Inclination: 88.9739 deg
SMA: 7251.986 km
Apoapsis: 878.477 km
Periapsis: 869.225 km
RAAN: 89.2712 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00063786
Argument of periapsis: 238.4208 deg
Mean anomaly: 121.6352 deg
Mean motion: 14.05779892 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000061 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00036536266 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, 10:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 QIANFAN-25
TLE line 1: 1 61558U 24185G 25248.92632998 .00000610 00000-0 36536-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 61558 88.9739 89.2712 0006379 238.4208 121.6352 14.05779892 55767
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite QIANFAN-25.
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-25 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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