Satellite description

OBJECT J, 61235 was a satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 24 Sep 2024 UTC launched 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. This object's orbit decayed before it could be identified.

Satellite metadata
Identifier
61235, 2024-173J
Orbit
Decayed
Last TLE update
8 months ago
Origin
Flag of undefinedCZHJ (CN)
Manufacturer
Changzheng H.
Mission
Decayed spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
2024-09-24 (8 months ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Visualization orbit readout
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
504.289 km
Perigee altitude
479.329 km
Semi-major axis
6,869.946 km
Eccentricity
0.00182
Inclination
97.3766°
RAAN
350.1967°
Arg. of periapsis
145.3137°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
214.9289°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.81165 °/min
Orbital period
94.45 mins
BSTAR
0.0018438
61235, OBJECT J
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