OBJECT AD, 62404

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OBJECT AD, 62404 is a satellite in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Dec 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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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Identifier

62404, 2024-247AD

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

Unknown

Manufacturer

THINK

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 12U?, Unknown motor

Mass

~20 kg wet, ~20 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-21 (5 months ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.183 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OBJECT AD
1 62404U 24247AD  25142.60903754  .00014096  00000-0  52674-3 0  9990
2 62404  44.9989 255.8712 0003001 345.7267  14.3531 15.27326224 23342

Epoch: 2025-05-22T14:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-22T14:37:00.843Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

156.14155°

Altitude

481.813 km

Speed

7.627 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 03m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

37.83197°

Longitude

-156.5695°

Altitude

485.316 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 57m 04s

Apparent Declination

0° 54' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:04:04

Azimuth

58.194° ENE

Elevation

-31.017°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

487.478 km

Perigee altitude

483.359 km

Semi-major axis

6,863.555 km

Eccentricity

0.0003

Inclination

44.9989°

RAAN

255.8712°

Arg. of periapsis

345.7267°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

14.3531°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81698 °/min

Orbital period

94.32 mins

BSTAR

0.00052674

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Other satellites on launch #247 in the year 2024 (2024-12-21 UTC)

OBJECT AD Visibility forecast

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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.
6 mins	2025-05-23 11:15:17.263Z	240.522° WSW	2025-05-23 11:18:17.263Z	94.884° ESE	43.696°	2025-05-23 11:21:17.263Z	68.019° E
5 mins	2025-05-23 12:55:17.263Z	298.438° NW	2025-05-23 12:57:17.263Z	4.411° NNE	32.13°	2025-05-23 13:00:17.263Z	61.877° ENE
5 mins	2025-05-23 14:34:17.263Z	310.068° NW	2025-05-23 14:36:17.263Z	11.512° NNE	34.59°	2025-05-23 14:39:17.263Z	81.402° E
5 mins	2025-05-23 16:13:17.263Z	280.896° WNW	2025-05-23 16:15:17.263Z	200.304° SSW	41.167°	2025-05-23 16:18:17.263Z	129.885° SE

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