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
Taizhou Xingkong
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
JTX, Unknown motor
Mass
~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-09-24 (11 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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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 61227U 24173A   25241.94801347  .00033784  00000-0  99328-3 0  9994
2 61227  97.3711 318.8982 0006234 217.8404 142.2402 15.35010403 51955
Epoch: 2025-08-29T22:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T22:45:08.363Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-0.77599°
Altitude
467.374 km
Speed
7.631 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 15m 35s
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
02:57:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
462.095 km
Perigee altitude
453.572 km
Semi-major axis
6,835.971 km
Eccentricity
0.00062
Inclination
97.3711°
RAAN
318.8982°
Arg. of periapsis
217.8404°
True anomaly
142.28392°
Mean anomaly
142.2402°
Eccentric anomaly
142.26206°
Mean motion
3.8401 °/min
Orbital period
93.75 mins
BSTAR
0.00099328
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