QIANFAN-216

NORAD 69815· COSPAR 2026-153R· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO

Launch

Launched on Jul 4, 2026 from Launch Complex 9A, China aboard a Long March 6A.

Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #13 →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 20:21 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

Shanghai Spacecom

Country

China

Manufacturer

Innovation Academy for Microsatellites

Launched

Jul 4, 2026

Mass

—

Apogee

976 km

Perigee

966 km

Inclination

88.99°

Period

1.74 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for QIANFAN-216 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (82 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Raising

Change

+164.3 km

Rate

+1.60 km/day

Now

966 × 976 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 2026-153 (Long March 6A | SpaceSail Polar Group #13).

QIANFAN-201 · 69800
QIANFAN-202 · 69801
QIANFAN-203 · 69802
QIANFAN-204 · 69803
QIANFAN-205 · 69804
QIANFAN-206 · 69805
QIANFAN-207 · 69806
QIANFAN-208 · 69807
QIANFAN-209 · 69808
QIANFAN-210 · 69809
QIANFAN-211 · 69810
QIANFAN-212 · 69811
QIANFAN-213 · 69812
QIANFAN-214 · 69813
QIANFAN-215 · 69814
QIANFAN-217 · 69816
QIANFAN-218 · 69817
CZ-6A R/B · 69818

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