OBJECT B, 61239

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OBJECT B, 61239 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	61239, 2024-174B
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	4 hours ago
Origin	ZHWK/JIG (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 (6 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 OBJECT B
1 61239U 24174B   25081.86134297  .00020452  00000-0  94395-3 0  9991
2 61239  97.4528  90.4289 0014766  29.7016 330.5054 15.20155338 27135

Epoch: 2025-03-22T20:40Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-22T20:40:20.032Z)

Latitude	-0.00007°
Longitude	-40.2549°
Altitude	499.616 km
Speed	7.62 km/s
True Right ascension	06h 01m 42s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-58.56675°
Longitude	-27.78083°
Altitude	527.694 km
Speed	7.598 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	16h 32m 05s
Apparent Declination	-81° 31' 23"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	06:11:46
Azimuth	174.726° S
Elevation	-47.493°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	512.499 km
Perigee altitude	492.18 km
Semi-major axis	6,880.476 km
Eccentricity	0.0014766
Inclination	97.4528°
RAAN	90.4289°
Arg. of periapsis	29.7016°
True anomaly	330.42196°
Mean anomaly	330.5054°
Eccentric anomaly	330.46369°
Mean motion	3.8029 °/min
BSTAR	0.00094395
Orbital period	94.66 mins

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OBJECT B 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	2025-03-23 13:03:06.829Z	35.635° NE	2025-03-23 13:05:06.829Z	101.8° ESE	36.449°	2025-03-23 13:08:06.829Z	172.187° S

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