OBJECT E, 61242
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OBJECT E, 61242 is a satellite owned by Yunyao yuhang (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
6 hours ago
Origin
YYAO (CN / PRC)Manufacturer
Changguang WJ
Mission
Operational Commercial Weather
Bus & Motor
YY-1, Unknown motor
Mass
~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 5 m
Radar Cross Section
5.339 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 OBJECT E
1 61242U 24174E 25182.18772683 .00004917 00000-0 21731-3 0 9991
2 61242 97.4514 189.9169 0015714 35.8101 324.4186 15.22072167 42351Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:30:19.598Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
-157.15154°
Altitude
493.897 km
Speed
7.623 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 39m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-33.23942°
Longitude
18.19235°
Altitude
523.003 km
Speed
7.594 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 11m 13s
Apparent Declination
-65° 26' 30"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:48:45
Azimuth
148.368° SSE
Elevation
-37.939°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #174 in the year 2024 (2024-09-24 UTC)
OBJECT E Visibility forecast
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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 | 2025-07-01 12:57:21.445Z | 30.164° NE | 2025-07-01 13:00:21.445Z | 90.589° ESE | 31.451° | 2025-07-01 13:03:21.445Z | 163.795° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-02 01:09:21.445Z | 214.075° SW | 2025-07-02 01:11:21.445Z | 266.299° W | 26.414° | 2025-07-02 01:14:21.445Z | 325.095° NNW |
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