QIANFAN-163
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 2026-09-09 01:42 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
1,074 km
Perigee
1,071 km
Inclination
89.01°
Period
1.78 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for QIANFAN-163 across 99 days of archived orbital elements (45 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Raising
Change
+34.1 km
Rate
+0.35 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
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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