OBJECT D, 61230
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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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OBJECT D details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown bus, Unknown motor |
| Mass | Unknown |
| 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 9 hours ago
0 OBJECT D
1 61230U 24173D 24288.29283914 .00044750 00000-0 17343-2 0 9991
2 61230 97.4049 0.8904 0012050 203.8446 156.2235 15.25938474 3064Epoch: 2024-10-14T07:01Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-14T07:01:41.301Z)
| Latitude | -0.0001° |
| Longitude | -127.85374° |
| Altitude | 498.642 km |
| Speed | 7.611 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 03m 33s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -50.70919° |
| Longitude | 43.42404° |
| Altitude | 500.328 km |
| Speed | 7.617 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 33m 22s |
| Apparent Declination | -81° 58' 51" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:28:40 |
| Azimuth | 170.499° S |
| Elevation | -43.692° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 493.197 km |
| Perigee | 476.657 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,863.064 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.001205 |
| Inclination | 97.4049° |
| RAAN | 0.8904° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 203.8446° |
| True anomaly | 156.27909° |
| Mean anomaly | 156.2235° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 156.2513° |
| Mean motion | 3.81739 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0017343 |
| Period | 94.31 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 D 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 17:03:23.625Z | 57.031° ENE | 2024-10-14 17:05:23.625Z | 97.095° ESE | 17.766° | 2024-10-14 17:07:23.625Z | 135.24° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2024-10-14 18:37:23.625Z | 322.318° NNW | 2024-10-14 18:38:23.625Z | 298.853° NW | 21.457° | 2024-10-14 18:41:23.625Z | 237.495° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-15 05:12:23.625Z | 181.688° SSW | 2024-10-15 05:14:23.625Z | 290.649° WNW | 42.366° | 2024-10-15 05:17:23.625Z | 342.326° N |