X Report 29 Jul 2025
Today’s brief highlights developments including the Crew-11 launch preparations and the impact of Starlink satellites on radio telescope observations.
Launch Date
May 12, 2026
Launch Site
TSC
Launch Pad
LC9A
Launch Vehicle
Chang Zheng 6A
NORAD ID
69080
International Designator
2026-104H
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:43:01 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
88.99°
Right Ascension
338.16°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
350.84°
Period
106.08 min
Mean Motion
13.58 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
QIANFAN-134
Alternative Name
N/A
Type
Status
Owner
YUANX
Country
China
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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1 69080U 26104H 26200.77987594 .00000067 00000+0 76387-4 0 9999
2 69080 88.9905 338.1641 0009923 350.8379 9.2593 13.57516645 9547
Source: Celestrak
Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
Length
0.3
Diameter
3.0
Span
10.0
Dry Mass
267
Launch Mass
267
Shape
Box+pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Qianfan Jigui 09-08
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
SECM
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Qianfan
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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