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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Identifier
61242, 2024-174E
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
9 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNYYAO (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)
2024-09-24 (7 months ago)
Launch vehicle
LIJIAN-1
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 5 m
Radar Cross Section
5.339 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 OBJECT E
1 61242U 24174E   25128.92727691  .00006931  00000-0  31036-3 0  9999
2 61242  97.4523 137.1551 0014049 208.9917 151.0540 15.21495094 34254
Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:15Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:15:16.725Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-63.65534°
Altitude
512.884 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 08m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
28.9557°
Longitude
120.82496°
Altitude
499.757 km
Speed
7.62 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 51m 15s
Apparent Declination
-5° 16' 13"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:57:23
Azimuth
62.945° ENE
Elevation
-35.757°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
507.957 km
Perigee altitude
488.635 km
Semi-major axis
6,876.433 km
Eccentricity
0.0014049
Inclination
97.4523°
RAAN
137.1551°
Arg. of periapsis
208.9917°
True anomaly
151.1318°
Mean anomaly
151.054°
Eccentric anomaly
151.09291°
Mean motion
3.80626 °/min
BSTAR
0.00031036
Orbital period
94.58 mins
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6 mins2025-05-09 13:01:29.969Z27.486° NE2025-05-09 13:04:29.969Z94.239° ESE34.875°2025-05-09 13:07:29.969Z169.587° S
4 mins2025-05-09 23:40:29.969Z97.553° ESE2025-05-09 23:41:29.969Z78.275° E17.38°2025-05-09 23:44:29.969Z24.23° NE
5 mins2025-05-10 01:13:29.969Z217.399° SW2025-05-10 01:15:29.969Z263.017° W24.157°2025-05-10 01:18:29.969Z321.019° NNW
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