QIANFAN-58

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite QIANFAN-58 at a glance.

Uptime

229

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.5

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-58.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: QIANFAN-58

International designator: 2025-016D

Object number (NORAD): 62788

Object ID (CCSDS): 62788

Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 106.59 minutes

Inclination: 88.9762 deg

SMA: 7446.827 km

Apoapsis: 1077.639 km

Periapsis: 1059.744 km

RAAN: 112.9585 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00120152

Argument of periapsis: 260.9294 deg

Mean anomaly: 99.0497 deg

Mean motion: 13.50970575 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000117 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00016353835 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 9:11 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 QIANFAN-58

TLE line 1: 1 62788U 25016D 25250.88264383 .00000117 00000-0 16354-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 62788 88.9762 112.9585 0012015 260.9294 99.0497 13.50970575 34305

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Real-time ground track for satellite QIANFAN-58.

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-58 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 06’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 23, 2025, 5:15 a.m. from Launch Complex 9A.

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Launch to space Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 06
Long March 6A | G60 Polar Group 06

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 23, 2025, 5:15 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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