OBJECT B, 60204

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OBJECT B, 60204 is a satellite owned by U. Kansas (US) in LEO 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
LEO
Last TLE update
9 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 (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 9 hours ago
0 OBJECT B
1 60204U 24125B   25182.86214646  .02108683  54341-2  15742-2 0  9999
2 60204  97.2393  43.3106 0005817 243.3525 116.7168 16.16811904 55994
Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:41:29.454Z)
Latitude
0.00008°
Longitude
172.78635°
Altitude
233.177 km
Speed
7.766 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 53m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-42.17731°
Longitude
179.76099°
Altitude
238.227 km
Speed
7.763 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 14m 00s
Apparent Declination
-41° 38' 42"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:07:01
Azimuth
104.073° ESE
Elevation
-79.829°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
228.894 km
Perigee altitude
221.212 km
Semi-major axis
6,603.19 km
Eccentricity
0.00058
Inclination
97.2393°
RAAN
43.3106°
Arg. of periapsis
243.3525°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
116.7168°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
4.04494 °/min
Orbital period
89 mins
BSTAR
0.0015742
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