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

11 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 (9 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 11 hours ago

0 OBJECT L
1 61237U 24173L   25181.82403927  .00058031  00000-0  49305-3 0  9999
2 61237  97.6502 278.4132 0042720  18.5673 341.7134 15.68214728 43376

Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:46:36.992Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

62.63077°

Altitude

339.815 km

Speed

7.72 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 33m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-33.27972°

Longitude

68.14089°

Altitude

358.046 km

Speed

7.703 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 29m 36s

Apparent Declination

-79° 06' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:59:05

Azimuth

167.674° S

Elevation

-35.098°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

389.711 km

Perigee altitude

332.132 km

Semi-major axis

6,739.059 km

Eccentricity

0.00427

Inclination

97.6502°

RAAN

278.4132°

Arg. of periapsis

18.5673°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

341.7134°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.92323 °/min

Orbital period

91.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00049305

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OBJECT L 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.
5 mins	2025-07-01 06:37:18.979Z	176.283° S	2025-07-01 06:40:18.979Z	306.941° NW	38.201°	2025-07-01 06:42:18.979Z	340.263° N

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