OBJECT H, 60242

Orbit data source: Space-Track

You're viewing an Uncataloged Satellite

Recently launched and/or uncataloged satellites may have evolving metadata. Metadata may include but not limited to: Owner, Maufacturer, Bus, Motor, and Mission.

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.

Loading next visibility...
Identifier
60242, 2024-128H
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
14 hours ago
Origin
Flag of TBDPlanetary Transportation Systems GmbH (TBD)
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 (1 year 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, Small (<0.1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 OBJECT H
1 60242U 24128H   25192.78981953  .00004422  00000-0  31095-3 0  9993
2 60242  61.9828 325.0390 0054098  60.7821 299.8667 15.05500570 55085
Epoch: 2025-07-11T18:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T18:57:20.407Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
110.7673°
Altitude
533.229 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 40m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
19.2413°
Longitude
119.30366°
Altitude
522.079 km
Speed
7.621 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 35m 35s
Apparent Declination
-45° 41' 41"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:45:30
Azimuth
161.169° S
Elevation
0.912°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
586.373 km
Perigee altitude
511.426 km
Semi-major axis
6,927.036 km
Eccentricity
0.00541
Inclination
61.9828°
RAAN
325.039°
Arg. of periapsis
60.7821°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
299.8667°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.76463 °/min
Orbital period
95.63 mins
BSTAR
0.00031095
Loading maneuver chart data...
Loading SW <> Apogee altitude chart data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...
Loading historical data...

OBJECT H Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span
Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order
Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
7 mins2025-07-12 11:02:52.165Z224.695° SW2025-07-12 11:06:52.165Z352.694° N40.464°2025-07-12 11:09:52.165Z30.115° NE
6 mins2025-07-12 19:24:52.165Z316.3° NNW2025-07-12 19:27:52.165Z188.011° SSW41.373°2025-07-12 19:30:52.165Z153.806° SSE
|