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
4 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 (7 months ago)
Launch vehicle
JIELONG-3
Launch site
Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 5 m
Radar Cross Section
5.339 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 61227U 24173A   25129.54331460  .00018916  00000-0  62391-3 0  9999
2 61227  97.3783 206.8030 0006021 270.9240  89.1311 15.31463734 34736
Epoch: 2025-05-09T13:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T13:02:22.381Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
143.61181°
Altitude
474.491 km
Speed
7.629 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 47m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
73.36828°
Longitude
-10.70157°
Altitude
488.038 km
Speed
7.626 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 26m 07s
Apparent Declination
34° 24' 44"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:48:29
Azimuth
17.347° NNE
Elevation
-13.279°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
472.516 km
Perigee altitude
464.271 km
Semi-major axis
6,846.531 km
Eccentricity
0.0006021
Inclination
97.3783°
RAAN
206.803°
Arg. of periapsis
270.924°
True anomaly
89.20009°
Mean anomaly
89.1311°
Eccentric anomaly
89.16559°
Mean motion
3.83122 °/min
BSTAR
0.00062391
Orbital period
93.96 mins
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OBJECT A Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-05-09 18:17:59.332Z357.806° N2025-05-09 18:20:59.332Z280.951° WNW36.368°2025-05-09 18:23:59.332Z212.251° SW
5 mins2025-05-10 04:51:59.332Z140.11° SSE2025-05-10 04:53:59.332Z74.19° E36.604°2025-05-10 04:56:59.332Z1.587° NNE
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