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
4 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 (7 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 4 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61229U 24173C   25129.53639284  .00016662  00000-0  59136-3 0  9994
2 61229  97.3770 206.1568 0018829 149.5831 210.6506 15.28954598 34577
Epoch: 2025-05-09T12:52Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T12:52:24.341Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
145.46425°
Altitude
493.156 km
Speed
7.612 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 44m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
78.71087°
Longitude
5.77646°
Altitude
483.924 km
Speed
7.635 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 36m 23s
Apparent Declination
31° 24' 04"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:37:10
Azimuth
13.553° NNE
Elevation
-17.304°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
488.794 km
Perigee altitude
462.983 km
Semi-major axis
6,854.026 km
Eccentricity
0.0018829
Inclination
97.377°
RAAN
206.1568°
Arg. of periapsis
149.5831°
True anomaly
210.54083°
Mean anomaly
210.6506°
Eccentric anomaly
210.59569°
Mean motion
3.82494 °/min
BSTAR
0.00059136
Orbital period
94.12 mins
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6 mins2025-05-09 18:08:41.724Z2.305° NNE2025-05-09 18:11:41.724Z266.639° W40.448°2025-05-09 18:14:41.724Z204.998° SW
5 mins2025-05-10 04:43:41.724Z132.746° SE2025-05-10 04:45:41.724Z72.732° E32.856°2025-05-10 04:48:41.724Z5.246° NNE
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