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
5 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 (7 months ago)
Launch vehicle
JIELONG-3
Launch site
Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.480 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 OBJECT D
1 61230U 24173D   25129.49174294  .00022581  00000-0  49504-3 0  9991
2 61230  97.3767 208.5039 0011474 162.5168 197.6477 15.44024858 34847
Epoch: 2025-05-09T11:48Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T11:48:06.59Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
163.92933°
Altitude
444.82 km
Speed
7.641 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 54m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
14.25698°
Longitude
162.25442°
Altitude
443.189 km
Speed
7.644 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 19m 40s
Apparent Declination
-11° 53' 46"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:42:17
Azimuth
340.995° N
Elevation
-60.788°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
438.99 km
Perigee altitude
423.364 km
Semi-major axis
6,809.314 km
Eccentricity
0.0011474
Inclination
97.3767°
RAAN
208.5039°
Arg. of periapsis
162.5168°
True anomaly
197.60789°
Mean anomaly
197.6477°
Eccentric anomaly
197.62779°
Mean motion
3.86267 °/min
BSTAR
0.00049504
Orbital period
93.2 mins
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OBJECT D Visibility forecast

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4 mins2025-05-09 18:35:47.478Z333.725° NNW2025-05-09 18:36:47.478Z304.957° NW27.296°2025-05-09 18:39:47.478Z224.775° SW
4 mins2025-05-10 05:03:47.478Z139.991° SSE2025-05-10 05:04:47.478Z109.614° ESE36.518°2025-05-10 05:07:47.478Z0.904° NNE
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