OBJECT A, 61227

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OBJECT A, 61227 is a Chinese satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 24 Sep 2024 UTC via a JIELONG-3 launch vehicle from the Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA). 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.

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OBJECT A details

Identifier	61227, 2024-173A
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	9 hours ago
Origin	JTXZ (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	Taizhou Xingkong
Mission	Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor	JTX, Unknown motor
Mass	~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2024-09-24 (3 months ago)
Launch vehicle	JIELONG-3
Launch site	Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA)
Object type	Unknown
Shape & HBR	Unknown
Radar Cross Section	Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 OBJECT A
1 61227U 24173A   24356.13238487  .00003982  00000-0  14096-3 0  9996
2 61227  97.3982  68.2790 0008651 345.6932  14.4062 15.29694682 13421

Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:10Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:10:38.052Z)

Latitude	-0.00005°
Longitude	-69.56747°
Altitude	474.083 km
Speed	7.632 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 33m 06s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-14.57857°
Longitude	-67.25495°
Altitude	476.905 km
Speed	7.63 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	02h 35m 28s
Apparent Declination	-32° 29' 50"
Sunlit	Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:33:48
Azimuth	266.933° W
Elevation	-53.018°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	479.604 km
Perigee altitude	467.749 km
Semi-major axis	6,851.814 km
Eccentricity	0.0008651
Inclination	97.3982°
RAAN	68.279°
Arg. of periapsis	345.6932°
True anomaly	14.43089°
Mean anomaly	14.4062°
Eccentric anomaly	14.41854°
Mean motion	3.82679 °/min
BSTAR	0.00014096
Orbital period	94.07 mins

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Other satellites on launch #173 in the year 2024 (2024-09-24 UTC)

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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	2024-12-21 17:51:59.865Z	14.152° NNE	2024-12-21 17:54:59.865Z	121.519° SE	44.725°	2024-12-21 17:57:59.865Z	189.93° SSW
4 mins	2024-12-22 04:26:59.865Z	115.044° SE	2024-12-22 04:28:59.865Z	65.674° ENE	23.274°	2024-12-22 04:30:59.865Z	22.141° NNE

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