OBJECT E, 61242

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OBJECT E, 61242 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

61242, 2024-174E

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

None

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Operational Commercial Meteo Radio Occ.

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-24 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

LIJIAN-1

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

5.339 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 OBJECT E
1 61242U 24174E   26258.63944051  .00005609  00000-0  20476-3 0  9990
2 61242  97.4472 269.5526 0010920 275.0074  84.9919 15.28488235109659

Epoch: 2026-09-15T15:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-15T15:20:47.660Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

44.75152°

Altitude

482.786 km

Speed

7.624 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 58m 12s

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

16:19:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

484.773 km

Perigee altitude

469.801 km

Semi-major axis

6,855.424 km

Eccentricity

0.00109

Inclination

97.4472°

RAAN

269.5526°

Arg. of periapsis

275.0074°

True anomaly

85.11657°

Mean anomaly

84.9919°

Eccentric anomaly

85.05423°

Mean motion

3.82377 °/min

Orbital period

94.15 mins

BSTAR

0.00020476

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Other satellites on launch #174 in the year 2024 (2024-09-24 UTC)

OBJECT B, 61239

OBJECT A, 61238

OBJECT C, 61240

OBJECT F, 61263 (Decayed)

OBJECT D, 61241

OBJECT G, 61443 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2026-09-16 00:54:12.529Z	168.964° S	2026-09-16 00:57:12.529Z	332.859° NNW	73.975°	2026-09-16 01:00:12.529Z	346.956° N
5 mins	2026-09-16 13:55:12.529Z	356.997° N	2026-09-16 13:57:12.529Z	271.304° WNW	60.594°	2026-09-16 14:00:12.529Z	205.137° SW

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OBJECT E, 61242

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-15T15:20:47.660Z)

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