OBJECT B, 61228

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OBJECT B, 61228 is a Chinese satellite in LEO 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
61228, 2024-173B
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
None
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Decayed Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
2024-09-24 (1 year ago)
Launch vehicle
JIELONG-3
Launch site
Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.480 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 month ago

TLE from 1 month ago
0 OBJECT B
1 61228U 24173B   25308.14047046  .18698425  25528-5  32238-3 0  9991
2 61228  97.3240  34.9924 0009730 265.1758  94.8434 16.47398128 62784
Epoch: 2025-11-04T03:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T03:22:16.647Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
-59.20871°
Altitude
150.002 km
Speed
7.816 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 19m 58s
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
08:10:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
149.336 km
Perigee altitude
136.646 km
Semi-major axis
6,521.128 km
Eccentricity
0.00097
Inclination
97.324°
RAAN
34.9924°
Arg. of periapsis
265.1758°
True anomaly
94.95449°
Mean anomaly
94.8434°
Eccentric anomaly
94.89895°
Mean motion
4.12154 °/min
Orbital period
87.35 mins
BSTAR
0.00032238
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