OBJECT B, 61228

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OBJECT B, 61228 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
61228, 2024-173B
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 (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: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago
0 OBJECT B
1 61228U 24173B   25286.33719704  .00401514  00000-0  18910-2 0  9999
2 61228  97.3495  11.1772 0006614 285.8522  74.2017 15.82044038 59309
Epoch: 2025-10-13T08:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T08:05:33.824Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-132.35515°
Altitude
326.632 km
Speed
7.713 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 44m 42s
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
09:45:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
325.973 km
Perigee altitude
317.111 km
Semi-major axis
6,699.679 km
Eccentricity
0.00066
Inclination
97.3495°
RAAN
11.1772°
Arg. of periapsis
285.8522°
True anomaly
74.27464°
Mean anomaly
74.2017°
Eccentric anomaly
74.23817°
Mean motion
3.95788 °/min
Orbital period
90.96 mins
BSTAR
0.001891
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