OBJECT B, 61228

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OBJECT B, 61228 is a satellite owned by Fudan Univ (CN) 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
Last TLE update
6 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNFUDAN (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
SATC
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
FUDAN-1, Unknown motor
Mass
50 kg wet, 50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-09-24 (9 months ago)
Launch vehicle
JIELONG-3
Launch site
Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.480 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 OBJECT B
1 61228U 24173B   25184.87702411  .00054647  00000-0  84127-3 0  9997
2 61228  97.3669 265.5056 0005280 348.0434  12.0694 15.54022114 43454
Epoch: 2025-07-03T21:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T21:02:54.883Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
27.63944°
Altitude
404.631 km
Speed
7.67 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 42m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-12.9734°
Longitude
29.5992°
Altitude
407.046 km
Speed
7.668 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 01m 02s
Apparent Declination
-51° 17' 53"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:59:32
Azimuth
133.625° SE
Elevation
-30.258°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
405.496 km
Perigee altitude
398.336 km
Semi-major axis
6,780.053 km
Eccentricity
0.00053
Inclination
97.3669°
RAAN
265.5056°
Arg. of periapsis
348.0434°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
12.0694°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.88771 °/min
Orbital period
92.6 mins
BSTAR
0.00084127
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OBJECT B Visibility forecast

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4 mins2025-07-04 04:55:27.638Z122.447° SE2025-07-04 04:57:27.638Z65.623° ENE24.566°2025-07-04 04:59:27.638Z17.469° NNE
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