OBJECT C, 61240

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OBJECT C, 61240 is a satellite owned by Changguang WJ (CN) 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
61240, 2024-174C
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
None
Manufacturer
Changguang WJ
Mission
Operational Commercial Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
JL-1, Unknown motor
Mass
~250 kg wet, ~250 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-09-24 (1 year ago)
Launch vehicle
LIJIAN-1
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
0.514 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61240U 24174C   25259.00544939  .00004004  00000-0  17995-3 0  9990
2 61240  97.4482 265.4103 0015744 114.8398 245.4477 15.21609378 54021
Epoch: 2025-09-16T00:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T00:07:50.827Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-91.75344°
Altitude
508.592 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 41m 38s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
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Local Sidereal Time
23:22:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
508.777 km
Perigee altitude
487.125 km
Semi-major axis
6,876.088 km
Eccentricity
0.00157
Inclination
97.4482°
RAAN
265.4103°
Arg. of periapsis
114.8398°
True anomaly
245.28373°
Mean anomaly
245.4477°
Eccentric anomaly
245.3657°
Mean motion
3.80655 °/min
Orbital period
94.57 mins
BSTAR
0.00017995
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