OBJECT E, 61231
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OBJECT E, 61231 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 E details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Guoxing |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | XSD, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~25 kg wet, ~25 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Unknown |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 OBJECT E
1 61231U 24173E 24288.16973307 .00005661 00000-0 23280-3 0 9996
2 61231 97.3976 0.7321 0012570 199.6387 160.4368 15.24489238 2980Epoch: 2024-10-14T04:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-14T04:04:24.937Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | -83.57252° |
| Altitude | 503.557 km |
| Speed | 7.608 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 02m 55s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -81.91564° |
| Longitude | -17.76276° |
| Altitude | 518.432 km |
| Speed | 7.604 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 02m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | -66° 36' 55" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:17:19 |
| Azimuth | 189.793° SSW |
| Elevation | -62.545° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 497.911 km |
| Perigee | 480.647 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,867.416 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.001257 |
| Inclination | 97.3976° |
| RAAN | 0.7321° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 199.6387° |
| True anomaly | 160.48496° |
| Mean anomaly | 160.4368° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 160.46089° |
| Mean motion | 3.81376 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0002328 |
| Period | 94.4 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 E 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mins | 2024-10-14 17:15:14.861Z | 45.004° ENE | 2024-10-14 17:17:14.861Z | 86.928° E | 23.888° | 2024-10-14 17:20:14.861Z | 152.183° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-15 05:25:14.861Z | 200.477° SSW | 2024-10-15 05:27:14.861Z | 269.647° W | 35.003° | 2024-10-15 05:30:14.861Z | 333.145° NNW |