OBJECT A, 61238
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
None
Manufacturer
ZHWK/HITSAT
Mission
Operational Commercial Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
ZK1, Unknown motor
Mass
~250 kg wet, ~250 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 3 Pan, 3.0 m
Radar Cross Section
3.533 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 61238U 24174A 25260.31552105 .00003133 00000-0 15235-3 0 9994
2 61238 97.4531 266.8126 0001660 90.1936 269.9489 15.19148559 54254Epoch: 2025-09-17T07:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T07:34:21.018Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
156.7318°
Altitude
511.502 km
Speed
7.608 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 47m 15s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:32:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
506.524 km
Perigee altitude
504.239 km
Semi-major axis
6,883.519 km
Eccentricity
0.00017
Inclination
97.4531°
RAAN
266.8126°
Arg. of periapsis
90.1936°
True anomaly
269.92988°
Mean anomaly
269.9489°
Eccentric anomaly
269.93939°
Mean motion
3.80038 °/min
Orbital period
94.73 mins
BSTAR
0.00015235
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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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 01:06:05.388Z | 210.93° SW | 2025-09-18 01:08:05.388Z | 265.106° W | 28.786° | 2025-09-18 01:11:05.388Z | 326.306° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 12:37:05.388Z | 59.348° ENE | 2025-09-18 12:39:05.388Z | 102.299° ESE | 19.522° | 2025-09-18 12:41:05.388Z | 139.466° SSE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 14:11:05.388Z | 324.488° NNW | 2025-09-18 14:13:05.388Z | 277.92° WNW | 20.777° | 2025-09-18 14:15:05.388Z | 241.837° WSW |
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