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QIANFAN-226

NORAD 69855· COSPAR 2026-155H· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· LEO
Launch
Launched on Jul 5, 2026 from Commercial LC-1, China aboard a Long March 8A.
Long March 8A | SpaceSail Polar Group #14
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 11:52 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
Shanghai Spacecom
Country
China
Manufacturer
Innovation Academy for Microsatellites
Launched
Jul 5, 2026
Mass
Apogee
1,087 km
Perigee
1,028 km
Inclination
89.01°
Period
1.77 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for QIANFAN-226 across 57 days of archived orbital elements (38 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+250.8 km
Rate
+4.43 km/day
Now
1028 × 1087 km
9361087785Jul 14Sep 9
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

20 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-155 (Long March 8A | SpaceSail Polar Group #14).

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