OBJECT B, 61870

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OBJECT B, 61870 is a satellite owned by Hangtian Hongtu (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 09 Nov 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C 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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OBJECT B details
Identifier
61870, 2024-203B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update15 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNHangtian Hongtu (CN / PRC)
ManufacturerYinhe
MissionOperational spacecraft
Bus & MotorPIESAT, Unknown motor
Mass270 kg wet, 270 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-11-09 (2 months ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2C
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object typeUnknown
Shape & HBRUnknown
Radar Cross SectionLarge (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 OBJECT B
1 61870U 24203B   24360.98415112  .00017814  00000-0  95343-3 0  9997
2 61870  97.4870  65.0186 0016914  57.1274 303.1583 15.14974286  7087
Epoch: 2024-12-25T23:37Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T23:37:10.656Z)
Latitude-0.00007°
Longitude-24.24585°
Altitude517.768 km
Speed7.608 km/s
True Right ascension04h 20m 04s
True Declination0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude51.76009°
Longitude165.90917°
Altitude525.923 km
Speed7.607 km/s
Apparent Right ascension21h 59m 00s
Apparent Declination19° 22' 40"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time13:48:38
Azimuth53.855° ENE
Elevation-10.185°
Doppler factor1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude529.697 km
Perigee altitude506.368 km
Semi-major axis6,896.17 km
Eccentricity0.0016914
Inclination97.487°
RAAN65.0186°
Arg. of periapsis57.1274°
True anomaly302.99585°
Mean anomaly303.1583°
Eccentric anomaly303.0771°
Mean motion3.78993 °/min
BSTAR0.00095343
Orbital period94.99 mins
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6 mins2024-12-26 17:36:47.579Z2.244° NNE2024-12-26 17:39:47.579Z301.312° NW39.941°2024-12-26 17:42:47.579Z209.114° SW
5 mins2024-12-27 04:17:47.579Z145.181° SSE2024-12-27 04:19:47.579Z85.719° E39.134°2024-12-27 04:22:47.579Z0.175° NNE
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