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
9 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 9 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 61238U 24174A   25109.54167828  .00007581  00000-0  34831-3 0  9999
2 61238  97.4544 117.9153 0011947 292.7470  67.2503 15.20602388 31355
Epoch: 2025-04-19T13:00Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T13:00:01.003Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
75.02773°
Altitude
503.94 km
Speed
7.614 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 51m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-68.56565°
Longitude
-123.95869°
Altitude
523.664 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 27m 07s
Apparent Declination
-55° 16' 34"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:52:05
Azimuth
197.857° SSW
Elevation
-73.575°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
509.208 km
Perigee altitude
492.771 km
Semi-major axis
6,879.127 km
Eccentricity
0.0011947
Inclination
97.4544°
RAAN
117.9153°
Arg. of periapsis
292.747°
True anomaly
67.37662°
Mean anomaly
67.2503°
Eccentric anomaly
67.31346°
Mean motion
3.80402 °/min
BSTAR
0.00034831
Orbital period
94.64 mins
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6 mins2025-04-20 00:11:33.502Z142.129° SSE2025-04-20 00:14:33.502Z54.19° ENE34.612°2025-04-20 00:17:33.502Z1.519° NNE
6 mins2025-04-20 13:15:33.502Z18.57° NNE2025-04-20 13:18:33.502Z139.644° SSE42.643°2025-04-20 13:21:33.502Z185.592° SSW
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