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
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
None
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 (1 year 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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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago
0 OBJECT D
1 61230U 24173D   25260.97617102  .00013004  00000-0  58595-3 0  9990
2 61230  97.3820 339.2580 0013227 137.9694 222.2559 15.21098915 54958
Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T23:25:41.176Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-9.30796°
Altitude
512.36 km
Speed
7.604 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 37m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
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Local Sidereal Time
00:10:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
508.585 km
Perigee altitude
490.391 km
Semi-major axis
6,877.625 km
Eccentricity
0.00132
Inclination
97.382°
RAAN
339.258°
Arg. of periapsis
137.9694°
True anomaly
222.1541°
Mean anomaly
222.2559°
Eccentric anomaly
222.20499°
Mean motion
3.80527 °/min
Orbital period
94.61 mins
BSTAR
0.00058595
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