OBJECT A, 61227

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OBJECT A, 61227 is a Chinese satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 24 Sep 2024 UTC via a JIELONG-3 launch vehicle from the Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA). 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
61227, 2024-173A
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
None
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
2024-09-24 (2 years ago)
Launch vehicle
JIELONG-3
Launch site
Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
5.339 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago
0 OBJECT A
1 61227U 24173A   26190.14788722  .00162684  00000-0  95879-3 0  9990
2 61227  97.3364 279.2583 0006340 198.4686 161.6352 15.77697033100523
Epoch: 2026-07-09T03:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-09T03:32:57.455Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-61.07508°
Altitude
344.179 km
Speed
7.7 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 37m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
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Local Sidereal Time
06:40:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
338.109 km
Perigee altitude
329.598 km
Semi-major axis
6,711.991 km
Eccentricity
0.00063
Inclination
97.3364°
RAAN
279.2583°
Arg. of periapsis
198.4686°
True anomaly
161.65807°
Mean anomaly
161.6352°
Eccentric anomaly
161.64664°
Mean motion
3.94699 °/min
Orbital period
91.21 mins
BSTAR
0.00095879
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