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
7 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 OBJECT B
1 61239U 24174B   25128.97167574  .00008227  00000-0  36956-3 0  9994
2 61239  97.4489 137.0194 0012714 208.1689 151.8860 15.21340024 34297
Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:19:12.783Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-79.81836°
Altitude
512.608 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 08m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-49.08632°
Longitude
91.85448°
Altitude
512.772 km
Speed
7.61 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 50m 42s
Apparent Declination
-54° 59' 29"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:47:15
Azimuth
132.339° SE
Elevation
-57.284°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
507.507 km
Perigee altitude
490.02 km
Semi-major axis
6,876.901 km
Eccentricity
0.0012714
Inclination
97.4489°
RAAN
137.0194°
Arg. of periapsis
208.1689°
True anomaly
151.95456°
Mean anomaly
151.886°
Eccentric anomaly
151.92029°
Mean motion
3.80587 °/min
BSTAR
0.00036956
Orbital period
94.59 mins
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4 mins2025-05-09 12:32:23.354Z60.7° ENE2025-05-09 12:34:23.354Z101.494° ESE17.671°2025-05-09 12:36:23.354Z137.169° SSE
4 mins2025-05-09 14:06:23.354Z324.231° NNW2025-05-09 14:07:23.354Z301.181° NW22.184°2025-05-09 14:10:23.354Z237.946° WSW
5 mins2025-05-10 00:43:23.354Z184.184° SSW2025-05-10 00:45:23.354Z287.098° WNW41.835°2025-05-10 00:48:23.354Z341.232° N
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