OBJECT H, 60242

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OBJECT H, 60242 is a satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Jul 2024 UTC via an ARIANE 62 launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
60242, 2024-128H
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
PTS
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 12U, Unknown motor
Mass
24 kg wet, 24 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-07-09 (10 months ago)
Launch vehicle
ARIANE 62
Launch site
French Guiana (FRGUI)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 OBJECT H
1 60242U 24128H   25129.47568575  .00005879  00000-0  42010-3 0  9996
2 60242  61.9812 186.7127 0049289  45.9502 314.5633 15.04629440 45551
Epoch: 2025-05-09T11:24Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T11:24:59.248Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
147.93454°
Altitude
530.528 km
Speed
7.611 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 26m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
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Latitude
15.62762°
Longitude
155.04145°
Altitude
523.603 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 43m 08s
Apparent Declination
-12° 47' 46"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:15:04
Azimuth
61.685° ENE
Elevation
-47.025°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
585.73 km
Perigee altitude
517.418 km
Semi-major axis
6,929.711 km
Eccentricity
0.0049289
Inclination
61.9812°
RAAN
186.7127°
Arg. of periapsis
45.9502°
True anomaly
314.15914°
Mean anomaly
314.5633°
Eccentric anomaly
314.3614°
Mean motion
3.76245 °/min
BSTAR
0.0004201
Orbital period
95.68 mins
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6 mins2025-05-10 05:05:49.885Z178.73° S2025-05-10 05:08:49.885Z118.565° SE27.693°2025-05-10 05:11:49.885Z58.936° ENE
4 mins2025-05-10 06:45:49.885Z278.097° WNW2025-05-10 06:47:49.885Z322.497° NNW21.939°2025-05-10 06:49:49.885Z1.236° NNE
5 mins2025-05-10 13:27:49.885Z354.929° N2025-05-10 13:29:49.885Z42.756° NE29.544°2025-05-10 13:32:49.885Z107.807° ESE
4 mins2025-05-10 15:06:49.885Z277.606° WNW2025-05-10 15:08:49.885Z236.676° WSW20.936°2025-05-10 15:10:49.885Z201.122° SSW
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