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
3 days 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 (1 year 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 3 days ago
0 OBJECT B
1 60204U 24125B   25173.06689677  .00621960  16525-3  15320-2 0  9992
2 60204  97.2534  32.6464 0002491 151.4732 208.6681 15.96038129 54428
Epoch: 2025-06-22T01:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-22T01:36:19.88Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
98.06672°
Altitude
290.077 km
Speed
7.733 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 10m 35s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-41.11592°
Longitude
-85.52844°
Altitude
290.361 km
Speed
7.732 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 53m 33s
Apparent Declination
-40° 20' 44"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:50:50
Azimuth
230.197° WSW
Elevation
-89.326°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
283.941 km
Perigee altitude
280.623 km
Semi-major axis
6,660.419 km
Eccentricity
0.00025
Inclination
97.2534°
RAAN
32.6464°
Arg. of periapsis
151.4732°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
208.6681°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.99292 °/min
Orbital period
90.16 mins
BSTAR
0.001532
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