Satellite · NORAD 63172 · COSPAR 2025-046P
QIANFAN-86
- Operator Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST)
- Constellation Qianfan (Thousand Sails / SpaceSail)
- Country China
Altitude now
1,066.8km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.33km/s
Inclination
88.97°
Period
106.6 min
106.6 min
Perigee
1,059km
Apogee
1,078km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:14 UTC (9.1 h old)· Metadata updated 8 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
- 47.456° N
- Longitude
- 33.933° W
- Altitude
- 1066.8 km
- Velocity
- 7.327 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:14 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
- 11 Mar 2025
- COSPAR launch id
- 2025-046
- Launch site
- Wenchang Space Launch Site, Hainan
Objects from the same launch · 18
- QIANFAN-7363159PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-7463160PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-7563161PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-7663162PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-7763163PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-7863164PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-7963165PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-8063166PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-8163167PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-8263168PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-8363169PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-8463170PayloadActive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → PRC | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 6 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 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
- 63172
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2025-046P
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SYADAGJDBKDXPK1256F
- Canonical slug
- qianfan-86-63172
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.