OBJECT A, 61238
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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OBJECT A, 61238 is a Chinese satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 24 Sep 2024 UTC via a LIJIAN-1 launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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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61238 intel report (Beta)
OBJECT A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | ZHWK/HITSAT |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | ZK1, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~250 kg wet, ~250 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Unknown |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 61238U 24174A 24356.14011472 .00008718 00000-0 42735-3 0 9996
2 61238 97.4549 0.0436 0014890 353.3601 6.7433 15.18274866 13225Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:21Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:21:45.911Z)
| Latitude | -0.00008° |
| Longitude | -140.59324° |
| Altitude | 503.952 km |
| Speed | 7.618 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 00m 10s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 5.70136° |
| Longitude | -140.94694° |
| Altitude | 503.597 km |
| Speed | 7.618 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 57m 00s |
| Apparent Declination | -16° 06' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:54:34 |
| Azimuth | 358.546° N |
| Elevation | -66.183° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 518.278 km |
| Perigee altitude | 497.771 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,886.161 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.001489 |
| Inclination | 97.4549° |
| RAAN | 0.0436° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 353.3601° |
| True anomaly | 6.76337° |
| Mean anomaly | 6.7433° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 6.75333° |
| Mean motion | 3.7982 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00042735 |
| Orbital period | 94.78 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #174 in the year 2024 (2024-09-24 UTC)
| OBJECT A, 61238 |
| OBJECT B, 61239 |
| OBJECT C, 61240 |
| OBJECT D, 61241 |
| OBJECT E, 61242 |
| OBJECT F, 61263 |
| OBJECT G, 61443 (Decayed) |
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. |
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| 6 mins | 2024-12-21 13:24:41.653Z | 9.906° NNE | 2024-12-21 13:27:41.653Z | 340.973° N | 44.153° | 2024-12-21 13:30:41.653Z | 196.479° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-22 00:04:41.653Z | 124.75° SE | 2024-12-22 00:06:41.653Z | 63.211° ENE | 30.624° | 2024-12-22 00:09:41.653Z | 6.21° NNE |
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