OBJECT C, 61229

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OBJECT C, 61229 is a satellite owned by Wuhan daxue (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
61229, 2024-173C
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNWUHAN (CN / PRC)
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 (9 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 10 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61229U 24173C   25180.16538603  .00009459  00000-0  32286-3 0  9996
2 61229  97.3752 256.4062 0015562 336.2387  23.8134 15.30424767 42311
Epoch: 2025-06-29T03:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-29T03:58:09.352Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-80.62622°
Altitude
467.894 km
Speed
7.638 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 05m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
55.25176°
Longitude
110.47994°
Altitude
492.911 km
Speed
7.619 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 17m 02s
Apparent Declination
17° 41' 18"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:26:38
Azimuth
47.312° ENE
Elevation
-17.437°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
482.154 km
Perigee altitude
460.835 km
Semi-major axis
6,849.632 km
Eccentricity
0.00156
Inclination
97.3752°
RAAN
256.4062°
Arg. of periapsis
336.2387°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
23.8134°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.82862 °/min
Orbital period
94.03 mins
BSTAR
0.00032286
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4 mins2025-06-29 17:06:30.168Z59.85° ENE2025-06-29 17:08:30.168Z99.429° ESE16.734°2025-06-29 17:10:30.168Z135.26° SSE
5 mins2025-06-30 05:13:30.168Z174.629° S2025-06-30 05:15:30.168Z327.303° NNW41.825°2025-06-30 05:18:30.168Z345.832° N
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