Key statistics
Satellite QIANFAN-61 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-61.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: QIANFAN-61
International designator: 2025-016G
Object number (NORAD): 62791
Object ID (CCSDS): 62791
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.59 minutes
Inclination: 88.9835 deg
SMA: 7446.828 km
Apoapsis: 1078.268 km
Periapsis: 1059.119 km
RAAN: 113.0951 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00128576
Argument of periapsis: 260.3941 deg
Mean anomaly: 99.5757 deg
Mean motion: 13.50970095 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000107 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014692332 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, 9:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 QIANFAN-61
TLE line 1: 1 62791U 25016G 25250.89904888 .00000107 00000-0 14692-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 62791 88.9835 113.0951 0012858 260.3941 99.5757 13.50970095 34308
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite QIANFAN-61.
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-61 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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