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
5 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 5 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61229U 24173C   25184.87282993  .00011942  00000-0  40552-3 0  9991
2 61229  97.3752 261.0828 0015269 317.9930  42.0139 15.30531455 43038
Epoch: 2025-07-03T20:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T20:56:52.505Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
24.7307°
Altitude
469.563 km
Speed
7.636 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 24m 19s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
27.31355°
Longitude
-151.23527°
Altitude
487.799 km
Speed
7.618 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 06m 50s
Apparent Declination
-5° 26' 04"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:08:08
Azimuth
314.385° NW
Elevation
-46.401°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
481.634 km
Perigee altitude
460.718 km
Semi-major axis
6,849.313 km
Eccentricity
0.00153
Inclination
97.3752°
RAAN
261.0828°
Arg. of periapsis
317.993°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
42.0139°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.82889 °/min
Orbital period
94.02 mins
BSTAR
0.00040552
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6 mins2025-07-04 04:55:11.896Z153.26° SSE2025-07-04 04:58:11.896Z80.321° E40.107°2025-07-04 05:01:11.896Z358.156° N
5 mins2025-07-04 17:55:11.896Z16.427° NNE2025-07-04 17:57:11.896Z66.02° ENE44.337°2025-07-04 18:00:11.896Z188.608° SSW
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