Launch Date
October 15, 2024
Launch Site
TAISC
Launch Pad
TYSC -
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
NORAD ID
61553
International Designator
2024-185B
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:46:33 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
88.98°
Right Ascension
53.38°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
27.44°
Period
102.20 min
Mean Motion
14.09 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
QIANFAN-20
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 02-02
Type
Status
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 61553U 24185B 26200.78233184 .00000180 00000+0 95950-4 0 9996
2 61553 88.9807 53.3841 0006456 27.4419 332.7105 14.09037758100336
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.3
Diameter
3
Span
10
Dry Mass
300
Launch Mass
300
Shape
Box+pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Qianfan Jigui 02-02
Purpose
Communications
Mission
Communications
Manufacturer
GESIH/SECM
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Qianfan
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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