OBJECT C, 61229

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OBJECT C, 61229 is a 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
61229, 2024-173C
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Unknown
Manufacturer
Wuhan daxue
Mission
Operational Amateur Imaging
Bus & Motor
LUOJIA-4, Unknown motor
Mass
60 kg wet, 60 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-09-24 (8 months ago)
Launch vehicle
JIELONG-3
Launch site
Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 2 m
Radar Cross Section
3.032 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61229U 24173C   25141.83862468  .00013441  00000-0  47182-3 0  9993
2 61229  97.3759 218.3568 0018899 109.3677 250.9609 15.29362381 36452
Epoch: 2025-05-21T20:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-21T20:07:37.172Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
36.73512°
Altitude
485.071 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 33m 25s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
54.38787°
Longitude
26.58545°
Altitude
479.03 km
Speed
7.636 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
18h 40m 11s
Apparent Declination
18° 51' 12"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:03:49
Azimuth
49.343° ENE
Elevation
-14.499°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
487.62 km
Perigee altitude
461.718 km
Semi-major axis
6,852.806 km
Eccentricity
0.00189
Inclination
97.3759°
RAAN
218.3568°
Arg. of periapsis
109.3677°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
250.9609°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.82596 °/min
Orbital period
94.09 mins
BSTAR
0.00047182
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OBJECT C Visibility forecast

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4 mins2025-05-22 05:41:36.814Z218.905° SW2025-05-22 05:43:36.814Z278.468° WNW25.817°2025-05-22 05:45:36.814Z319.866° NNW
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