OBJECT C, 61240
Orbit data source: Space-Track
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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OBJECT C details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Changguang WJ |
| Mission | Operational spacecraft |
| 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 | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61240U 24174C 24288.16567801 .00009595 00000-0 49715-3 0 9996
2 61240 97.4508 293.1056 0014212 207.1656 152.8835 15.16307959 2876Epoch: 2024-10-14T03:58Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-14T03:58:34.58Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | -149.73521° |
| Altitude | 528.822 km |
| Speed | 7.594 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 32m 25s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -68.11936° |
| Longitude | -130.39781° |
| Altitude | 541.827 km |
| Speed | 7.591 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 09m 15s |
| Apparent Declination | -54° 29' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:19:32 |
| Azimuth | 174.102° S |
| Elevation | -75.323° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 523.778 km |
| Perigee | 504.188 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,892.12 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0014212 |
| Inclination | 97.4508° |
| RAAN | 293.1056° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 207.1656° |
| True anomaly | 152.95761° |
| Mean anomaly | 152.8835° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 152.92057° |
| Mean motion | 3.79327 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00049715 |
| Period | 94.9 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #174 in the year 2024 (2024-09-24 UTC)
| OBJECT A, 61238 |
| OBJECT B, 61239 |
| OBJECT C, 61240 |
| OBJECT D, 61241 |
| OBJECT E, 61242 |
| OBJECT F, 61263 |
| OBJECT G, 61443 |
OBJECT C Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mins | 2024-10-15 00:41:27.024Z | 177.189° S | 2024-10-15 00:44:27.024Z | 255.55° W | 42.749° | 2024-10-15 00:47:27.024Z | 340.564° N |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-15 13:48:27.024Z | 347.587° N | 2024-10-15 13:50:27.024Z | 298.561° NW | 32.537° | 2024-10-15 13:53:27.024Z | 221.345° SW |