OBJECT C, 61229
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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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OBJECT C details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 4 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Wuhan daxue |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | LUOJIA-4, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 60 kg wet, 60 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Unknown |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61229U 24173C 24288.49093582 .00029925 00000-0 11693-2 0 9990
2 61229 97.4043 1.0814 0011941 202.1335 157.9389 15.25757778 3093Epoch: 2024-10-14T11:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-14T11:46:56.854Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | 160.8272° |
| Altitude | 499.211 km |
| Speed | 7.611 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 04m 19s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -2.31923° |
| Longitude | -19.30998° |
| Altitude | 484.171 km |
| Speed | 7.627 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 49m 37s |
| Apparent Declination | -52° 48' 24" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:17:51 |
| Azimuth | 143.482° SSE |
| Elevation | -19.696° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 493.665 km |
| Perigee | 477.273 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,863.606 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011941 |
| Inclination | 97.4043° |
| RAAN | 1.0814° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 202.1335° |
| True anomaly | 157.99022° |
| Mean anomaly | 157.9389° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 157.96457° |
| Mean motion | 3.81693 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0011693 |
| Period | 94.32 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #173 in the year 2024 (2024-09-24 UTC)
| OBJECT A, 61227 |
| OBJECT B, 61228 |
| OBJECT C, 61229 |
| OBJECT D, 61230 |
| OBJECT E, 61231 |
| OBJECT F, 61232 |
| OBJECT G, 61233 |
| OBJECT H, 61234 |
| OBJECT J, 61235 (Decayed) |
| OBJECT K, 61236 |
| OBJECT L, 61237 |
OBJECT C Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2024-10-14 17:05:37.007Z | 59.614° ENE | 2024-10-14 17:07:37.007Z | 102.681° ESE | 18.519° | 2024-10-14 17:09:37.007Z | 139.589° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-15 05:14:37.007Z | 186.453° SSW | 2024-10-15 05:16:37.007Z | 295.661° NW | 40.621° | 2024-10-15 05:19:37.007Z | 341.233° N |