Satellite · NORAD 66037 · COSPAR 2025-233E
QIANFAN-95
- Operator Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST)
- Constellation Qianfan (Thousand Sails / SpaceSail)
- Country China
Altitude now
1,081.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.32km/s
Inclination
89.00°
Period
106.6 min
106.6 min
Perigee
1,067km
Apogee
1,070km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 10:16 UTC (11.1 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
- 84.908° N
- Longitude
- 93.764° E
- Altitude
- 1081.0 km
- Velocity
- 7.319 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 10:16 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 Oct 2025
- COSPAR launch id
- 2025-233
- Launch site
- Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Objects from the same launch · 18
- QIANFAN-9166033PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-9266034PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-9366035PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-9466036PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-9666038PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-9766039PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-9866040PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-9966041PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-10066042PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-10166043PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-10266044PayloadActive
- QIANFAN-10366045PayloadActive
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
- 66037
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2025-233E
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SYQ5CVBCKF0YJENRYG4
- Canonical slug
- qianfan-95-66037
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.