QIANFAN-8

NORAD 60386· COSPAR 2024-140H· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO

Launch

Launched on Aug 6, 2024 from Launch Complex 9A, China aboard a Long March 6A.

Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #1 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:16 UTC

Orbit class

LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)

Operator

Shanghai Spacecom

Country

China

Manufacturer

Innovation Academy for Microsatellites

Launched

Aug 6, 2024

Mass

—

Apogee

1,086 km

Perigee

1,059 km

Inclination

88.97°

Period

1.78 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for QIANFAN-8 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Stable

Change

-0.0 km

Rate

-0.00 km/day

Now

1059 × 1086 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

17 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-140 (Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #1).

QIANFAN-1 · 60379
QIANFAN-2 · 60380
QIANFAN-3 · 60381
QIANFAN-4 · 60382
QIANFAN-5 · 60383
QIANFAN-6 · 60384
QIANFAN-7 · 60385
QIANFAN-9 · 60387
QIANFAN-10 · 60388
QIANFAN-11 · 60389
QIANFAN-12 · 60390
QIANFAN-13 · 60391
QIANFAN-14 · 60392
QIANFAN-15 · 60393
QIANFAN-16 · 60394
QIANFAN-17 · 60395
QIANFAN-18 · 60396

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