Launch Date
October 15, 2024
Launch Site
TAISC
Launch Pad
TYSC -
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
NORAD ID
61559
International Designator
2024-185H
Epoch
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:56:26 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
88.98°
Right Ascension
56.06°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
72.73°
Period
104.50 min
Mean Motion
13.78 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
QIANFAN-26
Alternative Name
Qianfan Jigui 02-08
Type
Status
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 61559U 24185H 26201.20586039 .00000131 00000+0 11814-3 0 9992
2 61559 88.9798 56.0642 0007833 72.7263 287.4760 13.77925448 98896
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 02-08
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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