OBJECT C, 61229

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OBJECT C, 61229 is a satellite owned by Wuhan daxue (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 C details

Identifier	61229, 2024-173C
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	8 hours ago
Origin	Wuhan daxue (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	Wuhan daxue
Mission	Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor	LUOJIA-4, Unknown motor
Mass	60 kg wet, 60 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 8 hours ago

0 OBJECT C
1 61229U 24173C   24356.16221998  .00024810  00000-0  92264-3 0  9996
2 61229  97.3958  68.2149 0006986 285.2790  74.7677 15.27484206 13422

Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:53Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:53:35.806Z)

Latitude	0.00002°
Longitude	-80.40163°
Altitude	485.18 km
Speed	7.623 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 32m 51s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	45.24312°
Longitude	107.42779°
Altitude	494.363 km
Speed	7.62 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	20h 14m 32s
Apparent Declination	6° 46' 57"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:22:15
Azimuth	54.067° ENE
Elevation	-26.381°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	485.083 km
Perigee altitude	475.5 km
Semi-major axis	6,858.428 km
Eccentricity	0.0006986
Inclination	97.3958°
RAAN	68.2149°
Arg. of periapsis	285.279°
True anomaly	74.84496°
Mean anomaly	74.7677°
Eccentric anomaly	74.80633°
Mean motion	3.82126 °/min
BSTAR	0.00092264
Orbital period	94.21 mins

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OBJECT C 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.
4 mins	2024-12-21 17:03:28.146Z	59.474° ENE	2024-12-21 17:05:28.146Z	99.315° ESE	17.06°	2024-12-21 17:07:28.146Z	135.523° SSE
4 mins	2024-12-21 18:37:28.146Z	319.193° NNW	2024-12-21 18:38:28.146Z	293.608° NW	22.701°	2024-12-21 18:41:28.146Z	234.202° WSW
5 mins	2024-12-22 05:11:28.146Z	176.568° S	2024-12-22 05:13:28.146Z	276.222° WNW	43.894°	2024-12-22 05:16:28.146Z	343.8° N

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