QIANFAN-140
Launch
Launched on May 12, 2026 from Launch Complex 9A, China aboard a Long March 6A.
Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #8 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 13:00 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Shanghai Spacecom
Country
China
Manufacturer
Innovation Academy for Microsatellites
Launched
May 12, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
1,074 km
Perigee
1,071 km
Inclination
88.99°
Period
1.78 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for QIANFAN-140 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (31 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Raising
Change
+248.0 km
Rate
+2.40 km/day
Now
1071 × 1074 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
18 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-104 (Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #8).
- QIANFAN-127 · 69073
- QIANFAN-128 · 69074
- QIANFAN-129 · 69075
- QIANFAN-130 · 69076
- QIANFAN-131 · 69077
- QIANFAN-132 · 69078
- QIANFAN-133 · 69079
- QIANFAN-134 · 69080
- QIANFAN-135 · 69081
- QIANFAN-136 · 69082
- QIANFAN-137 · 69083
- QIANFAN-138 · 69084
- QIANFAN-139 · 69085
- QIANFAN-141 · 69087
- QIANFAN-142 · 69088
- QIANFAN-143 · 69089
- QIANFAN-144 · 69090
- CZ-6A R/B · 69091
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