OBJECT B, 59678

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OBJECT B, 59678 is a satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 07 May 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6C launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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
59678, 2024-085B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Flag of undefinedBeijing Smart Satellite Technology Co Ltd. (CN)
Manufacturer
SMART
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
ZX-1B, Unknown motor
Mass
~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-05-07 (1 year ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 6C
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 OBJECT B
1 59678U 24085B   25153.18147288  .00037284  00000-0  87781-3 0  9997
2 59678  97.3689 231.5741 0006497 330.8643  29.2241 15.41837081 59759
Epoch: 2025-06-02T04:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-02T04:21:19.256Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-84.65297°
Altitude
439.942 km
Speed
7.65 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 26m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-81.1949°
Longitude
-28.08225°
Altitude
466.249 km
Speed
7.633 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 27m 42s
Apparent Declination
-65° 49' 21"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:38:15
Azimuth
191.195° SSW
Elevation
-63.155°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
442.051 km
Perigee altitude
433.195 km
Semi-major axis
6,815.76 km
Eccentricity
0.00065
Inclination
97.3689°
RAAN
231.5741°
Arg. of periapsis
330.8643°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
29.2241°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.8572 °/min
Orbital period
93.33 mins
BSTAR
0.00087781
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4 mins2025-06-02 17:23:24.982Z49.888° ENE2025-06-02 17:25:24.982Z92.598° ESE20.051°2025-06-02 17:27:24.982Z138.227° SSE
4 mins2025-06-03 05:25:24.982Z183.944° SSW2025-06-03 05:27:24.982Z309.525° NW39.48°2025-06-03 05:29:24.982Z340.099° N
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