OBJECT B, 60204

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OBJECT B, 60204 is a satellite owned by U. Kansas (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 04 Jul 2024 UTC via an FIREFLY ALPHA 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
60204, 2024-125B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
Flag of USUKS (US)
Manufacturer
U. Kansas
Mission
Operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor
Mass
3 kg wet, 3 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-07-04 (10 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FIREFLY ALPHA
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 OBJECT B
1 60204U 24125B   25128.53992876  .00175564  00000-0  14724-2 0  9991
2 60204  97.2707 345.7459 0009303 208.0703 152.0059 15.69348156 47391
Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:57Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:57:29.844Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-75.23741°
Altitude
369.462 km
Speed
7.685 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 02m 59s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
9.28203°
Longitude
106.71037°
Altitude
357.321 km
Speed
7.698 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 03m 56s
Apparent Declination
-29° 20' 30"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:39:46
Azimuth
251.464° W
Elevation
-24.744°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
363.923 km
Perigee altitude
351.391 km
Semi-major axis
6,735.794 km
Eccentricity
0.0009303
Inclination
97.2707°
RAAN
345.7459°
Arg. of periapsis
208.0703°
True anomaly
152.05589°
Mean anomaly
152.0059°
Eccentric anomaly
152.0309°
Mean motion
3.92609 °/min
BSTAR
0.0014724
Orbital period
91.69 mins
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