Key statistics
Satellite QIANFAN-59 at a glance.
Uptime
229
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for QIANFAN-59.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: QIANFAN-59
International designator: 2025-016E
Object number (NORAD): 62789
Object ID (CCSDS): 62789
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.59 minutes
Inclination: 88.9786 deg
SMA: 7446.839 km
Apoapsis: 1078.344 km
Periapsis: 1059.065 km
RAAN: 113.0051 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00129443
Argument of periapsis: 264.5308 deg
Mean anomaly: 95.4367 deg
Mean motion: 13.50967209 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000102 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013881227 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, 9:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 QIANFAN-59
TLE line 1: 1 62789U 25016E 25250.89497320 .00000102 00000-0 13881-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 62789 88.9786 113.0051 0012944 264.5308 95.4367 13.50967209 34305
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite QIANFAN-59.
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-59 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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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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