OBJECT L, 61237

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OBJECT L, 61237 is a satellite owned by Changzheng H. (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 24 Sep 2024 UTC launched 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

61237, 2024-173L

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN / PRC)

Manufacturer

Changzheng H.

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

500 kg wet, 500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-24 (10 months ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Yellow Sea Launch Area, China (YSLA)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 OBJECT L
1 61237U 24173L   25199.55064778  .00061839  00000-0  48252-3 0  9995
2 61237  97.6488 297.7723 0040257 309.9671  49.8057 15.70373715 46151

Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:12:55.968Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

162.93861°

Altitude

343.538 km

Speed

7.713 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 51m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-80.73694°

Longitude

-71.55716°

Altitude

366.212 km

Speed

7.699 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 57m 17s

Apparent Declination

-62° 37' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:18:41

Azimuth

191.179° SSW

Elevation

-66.566°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

381.842 km

Perigee altitude

327.633 km

Semi-major axis

6,732.875 km

Eccentricity

0.00403

Inclination

97.6488°

RAAN

297.7723°

Arg. of periapsis

309.9671°

True anomaly

50.15922°

Mean anomaly

49.8057°

Eccentric anomaly

49.98235°

Mean motion

3.92864 °/min

Orbital period

91.63 mins

BSTAR

0.00048252

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OBJECT L Visibility forecast

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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	2025-07-19 06:11:04.196Z	126.781° SE	2025-07-19 06:13:04.196Z	61.566° ENE	25.796°	2025-07-19 06:15:04.196Z	12.51° NNE

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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