QIANFAN-163

NORAD 69325· COSPAR 2026-121A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO

Launch

Launched on Jun 1, 2026 from Long March 12 series Pad, China aboard a Long March 12B.

Long March 12B | Demo Flight (SpaceSail Polar Group #10) →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 05:58 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

Shanghai Spacecom

Country

China

Manufacturer

Innovation Academy for Microsatellites

Launched

Jun 1, 2026

Mass

—

Apogee

1,075 km

Perigee

1,070 km

Inclination

89.01°

Period

1.78 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for QIANFAN-163 across 145 days of archived orbital elements (91 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Raising

Change

+34.1 km

Rate

+0.24 km/day

Now

1070 × 1075 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

2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-121 (Long March 12B | Demo Flight (SpaceSail Polar Group #10)).

QIANFAN-164 · 69326
CZ-12B R/B · 69327

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