OBJECT A, 61238

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OBJECT A, 61238 is a Chinese satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 24 Sep 2024 UTC via a LIJIAN-1 launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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
61238, 2024-174A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNZHWK/JIG (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
ZHWK/HITSAT
Mission
Operational Commercial Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
ZK1, Unknown motor
Mass
~250 kg wet, ~250 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-09-24 (7 months ago)
Launch vehicle
LIJIAN-1
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 3 Pan, 6 m
Radar Cross Section
3.533 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 61238U 24174A   25128.95219155  .00006247  00000-0  28496-3 0  9994
2 61238  97.4519 137.1164 0012731 214.6605 145.3802 15.20914656 34300
Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:51Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:51:09.349Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-72.68786°
Altitude
513.385 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 08m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-14.91768°
Longitude
-70.37927°
Altitude
515.087 km
Speed
7.602 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 42m 51s
Apparent Declination
-36° 53' 09"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:49:47
Azimuth
254.361° W
Elevation
-45.055°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
508.804 km
Perigee altitude
491.29 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.184 km
Eccentricity
0.0012731
Inclination
97.4519°
RAAN
137.1164°
Arg. of periapsis
214.6605°
True anomaly
145.46297°
Mean anomaly
145.3802°
Eccentric anomaly
145.4216°
Mean motion
3.80481 °/min
BSTAR
0.00028496
Orbital period
94.62 mins
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OBJECT A Visibility forecast

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7 mins2025-05-09 13:36:54.796Z3.041° NNE2025-05-09 13:40:54.796Z250.527° W37.851°2025-05-09 13:43:54.796Z206.661° SW
5 mins2025-05-10 00:15:54.796Z139.581° SSE2025-05-10 00:17:54.796Z68.754° E37.738°2025-05-10 00:20:54.796Z0.832° NNE
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