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 | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 5 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Yunyao yuhang |
| 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, Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 OBJECT E
1 61242U 24174E 25084.85071789 .00012475 00000-0 57133-3 0 9998
2 61242 97.4551 93.5290 0015676 18.2951 341.8845 15.20519716 27556Epoch: 2025-03-25T20:25Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-25T20:25:02.025Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -36.27624° |
| Altitude | 497.107 km |
| Speed | 7.622 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 14m 06s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 59.59538° |
| Longitude | 156.75356° |
| Altitude | 516.663 km |
| Speed | 7.61 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 59m 51s |
| Apparent Declination | 12° 26' 45" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 06:55:18 |
| Azimuth | 358.598° N |
| Elevation | -37.627° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 512.023 km |
| Perigee altitude | 490.455 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,879.376 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0015676 |
| Inclination | 97.4551° |
| RAAN | 93.529° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 18.2951° |
| True anomaly | 341.82854° |
| Mean anomaly | 341.8845° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 341.85653° |
| Mean motion | 3.80382 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00057133 |
| Orbital period | 94.64 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 F, 61263 (Decayed) |
| OBJECT G, 61443 (Decayed) |
OBJECT E Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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 | 2025-03-26 12:46:44.096Z | 37.472° NE | 2025-03-26 12:49:44.096Z | 99.13° ESE | 26.178° | 2025-03-26 12:52:44.096Z | 157.518° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-03-27 00:58:44.096Z | 199.348° SSW | 2025-03-27 01:00:44.096Z | 245.667° WSW | 31.337° | 2025-03-27 01:03:44.096Z | 326.366° NNW |
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