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
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
None
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 (1 year 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: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago
0 OBJECT E
1 61242U 24174E   25261.31822266  .00007056  00000-0  30168-3 0  9998
2 61242  97.4545 268.4014 0016551 109.7222 250.5802 15.23028399 54392
Epoch: 2025-09-18T07:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T07:38:14.437Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
156.35971°
Altitude
503.606 km
Speed
7.61 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 53m 36s
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
06:31:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
505.05 km
Perigee altitude
482.302 km
Semi-major axis
6,871.813 km
Eccentricity
0.00166
Inclination
97.4545°
RAAN
268.4014°
Arg. of periapsis
109.7222°
True anomaly
250.40145°
Mean anomaly
250.5802°
Eccentric anomaly
250.49081°
Mean motion
3.8101 °/min
Orbital period
94.49 mins
BSTAR
0.00030168
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