OBJECT B, 61228

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OBJECT B, 61228 is a satellite owned by Fudan Univ (CN) 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 B details

Identifier	61228, 2024-173B
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	9 hours ago
Origin	Fudan Univ (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	SATC
Mission	Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor	FUDAN-1, 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 B
1 61228U 24173B   24356.14334088  .00029330  00000-0  94548-3 0  9997
2 61228  97.3941  68.3775 0009859 331.2862  28.7836 15.32082504 13431

Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:26Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:26:24.652Z)

Latitude	0.00003°
Longitude	-73.42395°
Altitude	466.79 km
Speed	7.636 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 33m 30s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-6.24872°
Longitude	106.12611°
Altitude	479.118 km
Speed	7.623 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	19h 06m 05s
Apparent Declination	-31° 48' 26"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:07:01
Azimuth	100.26° ESE
Elevation	-41.436°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	473.297 km
Perigee altitude	459.801 km
Semi-major axis	6,844.686 km
Eccentricity	0.0009859
Inclination	97.3941°
RAAN	68.3775°
Arg. of periapsis	331.2862°
True anomaly	28.83806°
Mean anomaly	28.7836°
Eccentric anomaly	28.81082°
Mean motion	3.83277 °/min
BSTAR	0.00094548
Orbital period	93.93 mins

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OBJECT B 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 18:06:17.250Z	3.292° NNE	2024-12-21 18:09:17.250Z	274.551° WNW	41.365°	2024-12-21 18:12:17.250Z	204.496° SW
4 mins	2024-12-22 04:40:17.250Z	126.612° SE	2024-12-22 04:42:17.250Z	60.925° ENE	30.53°	2024-12-22 04:44:17.250Z	12.712° NNE

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