OBJECT E, 61231

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OBJECT E, 61231 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 E details

Identifier	61231, 2024-173E
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	9 hours ago
Origin	XGZD (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer	Guoxing
Mission	Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor	XSD, Unknown motor
Mass	~25 kg wet, ~25 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 E
1 61231U 24173E   24356.15041453  .00004050  00000-0  19583-3 0  9991
2 61231  97.4118  67.5074 0001741  90.6660 269.4774 15.19171329 13310

Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:36Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:36:35.815Z)

Latitude	-0.00003°
Longitude	-76.84753°
Altitude	511.444 km
Speed	7.608 km/s
True Right ascension	04h 30m 01s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-55.30369°
Longitude	92.74807°
Altitude	530.833 km
Speed	7.595 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	20h 21m 21s
Apparent Declination	-64° 07' 52"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:34:44
Azimuth	147.107° SSE
Elevation	-53.11°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	506.509 km
Perigee altitude	504.113 km
Semi-major axis	6,883.448 km
Eccentricity	0.0001741
Inclination	97.4118°
RAAN	67.5074°
Arg. of periapsis	90.666°
True anomaly	269.45745°
Mean anomaly	269.4774°
Eccentric anomaly	269.46743°
Mean motion	3.80044 °/min
BSTAR	0.00019583
Orbital period	94.73 mins

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OBJECT E 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 18:24:55.027Z	334.361° NNW	2024-12-21 18:26:55.027Z	275.348° WNW	28.251°	2024-12-21 18:28:55.027Z	231.39° WSW
5 mins	2024-12-22 05:02:55.027Z	167.279° S	2024-12-22 05:04:55.027Z	346.821° N	44.735°	2024-12-22 05:07:55.027Z	348.015° N

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