OBJECT D, 61230

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OBJECT D, 61230 is a Chinese 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
61230, 2024-173D
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
3 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNZHYE (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
Changsha Tianyi
Mission
Operational Commercial Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
GZ-1, Unknown motor
Mass
285 kg wet, 285 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-09-24 (10 months ago)
Launch vehicle
JIELONG-3
Launch site
Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.480 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago
0 OBJECT D
1 61230U 24173D   25199.86172399  .00010558  00000-0  41953-3 0  9994
2 61230  97.3869 279.3394 0025039 332.8965  27.0963 15.25201656 45669
Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:40:52.952Z)
Latitude
-0.00014°
Longitude
32.21168°
Altitude
477.973 km
Speed
7.635 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 37m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 01"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-61.71785°
Longitude
46.19456°
Altitude
499.806 km
Speed
7.621 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 30m 13s
Apparent Declination
-56° 32' 40"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:21:07
Azimuth
141.874° SSE
Elevation
-65.456°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
504.328 km
Perigee altitude
469.948 km
Semi-major axis
6,865.275 km
Eccentricity
0.0025
Inclination
97.3869°
RAAN
279.3394°
Arg. of periapsis
332.8965°
True anomaly
27.22736°
Mean anomaly
27.0963°
Eccentric anomaly
27.16179°
Mean motion
3.81554 °/min
Orbital period
94.35 mins
BSTAR
0.00041953
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