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
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNJTXZ (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
Taizhou Xingkong
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
JTX, Unknown motor
Mass
~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-09-24 (10 months 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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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 61227U 24173A   25200.20356859  .00015812  00000-0  49288-3 0  9993
2 61227  97.3754 277.2079 0007494  34.1577 326.0147 15.33304318 45553
Epoch: 2025-07-19T04:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T04:53:08.326Z)
Latitude
0.00007°
Longitude
-93.32084°
Altitude
464.818 km
Speed
7.636 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 28m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-58.62766°
Longitude
74.79496°
Altitude
493.249 km
Speed
7.614 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 11m 03s
Apparent Declination
-63° 18' 09"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:01:08
Azimuth
147.286° SSE
Elevation
-55.814°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
468.035 km
Perigee altitude
457.782 km
Semi-major axis
6,841.046 km
Eccentricity
0.00075
Inclination
97.3754°
RAAN
277.2079°
Arg. of periapsis
34.1577°
True anomaly
325.96666°
Mean anomaly
326.0147°
Eccentric anomaly
325.99068°
Mean motion
3.83583 °/min
Orbital period
93.85 mins
BSTAR
0.00049288
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