OBJECT A, 60012

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OBJECT A, 60012 is a Chinese satellite in SSO that was launched on Thu, 06 Jun 2024 UTC via a GUSHENXING 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.

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Identifier
60012, 2024-110A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNBeijing Mumei Xingkong Keji YG (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
Changguang WJ
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
JL1GF4, Unknown motor
Mass
~112 kg wet, ~112 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-06-06 (1 year ago)
Launch vehicle
GUSHENXING 1
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 60012U 24110A   25195.55103297  .00005218  00000-0  30142-3 0  9990
2 60012  97.5827 284.8699 0014395 158.7266 201.4566 15.12661275 60884
Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T13:13:29.248Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
153.83976°
Altitude
540.42 km
Speed
7.587 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 59m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-35.35853°
Longitude
159.55233°
Altitude
551.218 km
Speed
7.58 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 22m 16s
Apparent Declination
-38° 28' 53"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:31:46
Azimuth
89.481° E
Elevation
-76.481°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
535.008 km
Perigee altitude
515.134 km
Semi-major axis
6,903.208 km
Eccentricity
0.00144
Inclination
97.5827°
RAAN
284.8699°
Arg. of periapsis
158.7266°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
201.4566°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.78414 °/min
Orbital period
95.13 mins
BSTAR
0.00030142
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6 mins2025-07-15 05:14:20.019Z123.255° SE2025-07-15 05:17:20.019Z71.05° E21.813°2025-07-15 05:20:20.019Z17.189° NNE
4 mins2025-07-15 06:50:20.019Z236.808° WSW2025-07-15 06:51:20.019Z258.578° W20.563°2025-07-15 06:54:20.019Z314.387° NW
5 mins2025-07-15 18:23:20.019Z44.623° NE2025-07-15 18:25:20.019Z99.837° ESE30.254°2025-07-15 18:28:20.019Z163.007° S
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