OBJECT A, 60249
Orbit data source: Space-Track
Recently launched and/or uncataloged satellites may have evolving metadata. Metadata may include but not limited to: Owner, Maufacturer, Bus, Motor, and Mission.
OBJECT A, 60249 is a satellite owned by Yaogan Zongti (CN) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 19 Jul 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 4B launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.
60249 intel report (Beta)
OBJECT A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | CAST/YWZB |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | JB-16, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~3,000 kg wet, ~3,000 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Unknown |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 60249U 24130A 24303.91677275 .00171538 92828-5 14326-2 0 9994
2 60249 97.4609 15.6876 0190327 179.9648 180.1651 15.49970378 15828Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-29T22:00:09.165Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | 6.92767° |
| Altitude | 549.299 km |
| Speed | 7.515 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 01h 02m 45s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 63.68395° |
| Longitude | -157.45031° |
| Altitude | 367.5 km |
| Speed | 7.729 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 56m 24s |
| Apparent Declination | 13° 53' 45" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:51:00 |
| Azimuth | 358.375° N |
| Elevation | -36.173° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 543.007 km |
| Perigee | 284.472 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,791.876 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0190327 |
| Inclination | 97.4609° |
| RAAN | 15.6876° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 179.9648° |
| True anomaly | 180.15896° |
| Mean anomaly | 180.1651° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 180.16202° |
| Mean motion | 3.87756 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0014326 |
| Period | 92.84 mins |
Other satellites on launch #130 in the year 2024 (2024-07-19 UTC)
| OBJECT A, 60249 |
| OBJECT B, 60250 (Decayed) |
OBJECT A Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2024-10-31 05:07:13.943Z | 174.764° S | 2024-10-31 05:10:13.943Z | 303.56° NW | 42.754° | 2024-10-31 05:13:13.943Z | 343.626° N |