OBJECT D, 61230

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OBJECT D, 61230 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 D details

Identifier	61230, 2024-173D
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	10 hours ago
Origin	ZHYE (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	Changsha Tianyi
Mission	Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor	GZ-1, Unknown motor
Mass	285 kg wet, 285 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 10 hours ago

0 OBJECT D
1 61230U 24173D   24356.10110890  .00033767  00000-0  11152-2 0  9997
2 61230  97.3968  68.3039 0010251 337.1537  22.9246 15.31269285 13420

Epoch: 2024-12-21T02:25Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T02:25:35.808Z)

Latitude	-0.00013°
Longitude	-58.25239°
Altitude	468.662 km
Speed	7.635 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 33m 12s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	51.33844°
Longitude	131.44826°
Altitude	486.502 km
Speed	7.624 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	20h 34m 37s
Apparent Declination	11° 19' 20"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:25:27
Azimuth	47.336° ENE
Elevation	-25.255°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	475.994 km
Perigee altitude	461.956 km
Semi-major axis	6,847.112 km
Eccentricity	0.0010251
Inclination	97.3968°
RAAN	68.3039°
Arg. of periapsis	337.1537°
True anomaly	22.97041°
Mean anomaly	22.9246°
Eccentric anomaly	22.9475°
Mean motion	3.83073 °/min
BSTAR	0.0011152
Orbital period	93.98 mins

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OBJECT D 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 17:07:39.576Z	59.584° ENE	2024-12-21 17:09:39.576Z	102.419° ESE	18.202°	2024-12-21 17:11:39.576Z	139.286° SSE
5 mins	2024-12-22 05:13:39.576Z	178.616° S	2024-12-22 05:15:39.576Z	256.039° W	43.249°	2024-12-22 05:18:39.576Z	342.338° N

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