OBJECT E, 61231
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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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
XGZD (CN / PRC)Manufacturer
Guoxing
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
XSD, Unknown motor
Mass
~25 kg wet, ~25 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 3 Pan, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.135 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 OBJECT E
1 61231U 24173E 25180.17806046 .00001567 00000-0 77741-4 0 9997
2 61231 97.4121 253.9830 0001602 89.1583 270.9835 15.19175174 42160Epoch: 2025-06-29T04:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-29T04:16:24.423Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-87.62471°
Altitude
511.402 km
Speed
7.608 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 55m 55s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
55.16306°
Longitude
-97.94013°
Altitude
516.58 km
Speed
7.611 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 43m 48s
Apparent Declination
10° 40' 56"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:31:18
Azimuth
337.591° N
Elevation
-36.68°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #173 in the year 2024 (2024-09-24 UTC)
OBJECT E Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-06-29 17:29:09.294Z | 26.426° NE | 2025-06-29 17:32:09.294Z | 100.247° ESE | 36.841° | 2025-06-29 17:35:09.294Z | 172.619° S |
| 4 mins | 2025-06-30 04:09:09.294Z | 97.186° ESE | 2025-06-30 04:10:09.294Z | 76.345° E | 18.744° | 2025-06-30 04:13:09.294Z | 21.638° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-06-30 05:43:09.294Z | 237.268° WSW | 2025-06-30 05:44:09.294Z | 262.181° W | 22.249° | 2025-06-30 05:47:09.294Z | 318.925° NNW |
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