OBJECT C, 61240
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
CGSTL (CN / PRC)Manufacturer
Changguang WJ
Mission
Operational Commercial Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
JL-1, Unknown motor
Mass
~250 kg wet, ~250 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.514 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61240U 24174C 25128.93946586 .00005326 00000-0 24758-3 0 9994
2 61240 97.4468 136.8236 0013410 205.5113 154.5462 15.20327711 34258Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:32Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:32:49.85Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
-68.38687°
Altitude
516.279 km
Speed
7.601 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 07m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
43.96574°
Longitude
-75.25656°
Altitude
520.162 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 45m 11s
Apparent Declination
5° 36' 05"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:47:15
Azimuth
307.259° NW
Elevation
-28.813°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #174 in the year 2024 (2024-09-24 UTC)
OBJECT C 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-05-09 13:19:23.211Z | 13.495° NNE | 2025-05-09 13:22:23.211Z | 35.248° NE | 44.121° | 2025-05-09 13:25:23.211Z | 190.399° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-05-09 23:58:23.211Z | 121.037° SE | 2025-05-10 00:00:23.211Z | 69.947° E | 27.473° | 2025-05-10 00:03:23.211Z | 10.772° NNE |
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