Satellite · NORAD 100704 · COSPAR 2026-211C
QIANFAN 16 OBJECT C
- Operator Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST)
- Constellation Qianfan (Thousand Sails / SpaceSail)
- Country China
Altitude now
792.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.46km/s
Inclination
89.00°
Period
100.6 min
100.6 min
Perigee
781km
Apogee
789km
orbit agingOrbit updated 6 h ago · element epoch 18 Sept 2026 16:28 UTC (17.4 h old)· Metadata updated 6 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 44.437° N
- Longitude
- 56.814° W
- Altitude
- 792.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.461 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 18 Sept 2026 16:28 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Communications
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- Qianfan (Thousand Sails / SpaceSail) via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- SATCAT owner code
- PRC · People's Republic of China
- Country
- China CN
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 17 Sept 2026
- COSPAR launch id
- 2026-211
- Launch site
- Yellow Sea Launch Area (sea launch)
Objects from the same launch · 9
- QIANFAN 16 OBJECT A100702PayloadActive
- QIANFAN 16 OBJECT B100703PayloadActive
- QIANFAN 16 OBJECT D100705PayloadActive
- QIANFAN 16 OBJECT E100706PayloadActive
- QIANFAN 16 OBJECT F100707PayloadActive
- QIANFAN 16 OBJECT G100708PayloadActive
- QIANFAN 16 OBJECT H100709PayloadActive
- QIANFAN 16 OBJECT J100710Rocket bodyInactive
- QIANFAN 16 OBJECT K100711UnknownUnknown
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 18 Sept 2026 19:08 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 18 Sept 2026 05:26 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 2 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 15 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 18 Sept 2026 19:08 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 18 Sept 2026 19:08 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 18 Sept 2026 19:08 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 18 Sept 2026 19:08 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 19 Sept 2026 07:52 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 18 Sept 2026 19:08 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 18 Sept 2026 19:08 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 100704
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2026-211C
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M2SFNAMBGFXXWXG56TX8NWPH
- Canonical slug
- qianfan-16-object-c-100704
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.