OBJECT C, 61240
Orbit data source: Space-Track
Recently launched and/or uncataloged satellites may have evolving metadata. Metadata may include but not limited to: Owner, Maufacturer, Bus, Motor, and Mission.
OBJECT C, 61240 is a satellite owned by Changguang WJ (CN) 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.
61240 intel report (Beta)
OBJECT C details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Changguang WJ |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | JL-1, 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) |
Expand to show TLE details & history
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61240U 24174C 24356.16105442 .00007790 00000-0 38486-3 0 9999
2 61240 97.4496 359.9538 0014471 345.3630 14.7183 15.18043328 13189Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:51:55.101Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | -148.24197° |
| Altitude | 505.197 km |
| Speed | 7.617 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 59m 48s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 11.80026° |
| Longitude | -149.40726° |
| Altitude | 505.247 km |
| Speed | 7.617 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 08m 20s |
| Apparent Declination | -12° 57' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:26:30 |
| Azimuth | 9.696° NNE |
| Elevation | -62.748° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 518.691 km |
| Perigee altitude | 498.759 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,886.862 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0014471 |
| Inclination | 97.4496° |
| RAAN | 359.9538° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 345.363° |
| True anomaly | 14.7605° |
| Mean anomaly | 14.7183° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 14.73939° |
| Mean motion | 3.79762 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00038486 |
| Orbital period | 94.8 mins |
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 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2024-12-21 13:54:32.538Z | 351.086° N | 2024-12-21 13:57:32.538Z | 296.162° NW | 28.152° | 2024-12-21 14:00:32.538Z | 228.487° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-22 00:34:32.538Z | 170.577° S | 2024-12-22 00:36:32.538Z | 308.801° NW | 44.695° | 2024-12-22 00:39:32.538Z | 346.48° N |
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