OBJECT C, 61616

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OBJECT C, 61616 is a satellite owned by ZJUNI-SAT (CN) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 22 Oct 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6 launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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
61616, 2024-189C
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CASIC/ZJUNI
Mission
Defense Calibration
Bus & Motor
TP-3, Unknown motor
Mass
200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-10-22 (8 months ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 6
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.135 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61616U 24189C   25173.19240606  .00001969  00000-0  15909-3 0  9992
2 61616  97.5726 198.7354 0003138  80.8206 279.3373 15.00938296 36448
Epoch: 2025-06-22T04:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-22T04:37:03.883Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-141.15133°
Altitude
566.708 km
Speed
7.578 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 14m 56s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-7.27356°
Longitude
-139.79594°
Altitude
568.16 km
Speed
7.577 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 18m 00s
Apparent Declination
-22° 45' 24"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:14:42
Azimuth
357.416° N
Elevation
-72.826°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
563.178 km
Perigee altitude
558.823 km
Semi-major axis
6,939.137 km
Eccentricity
0.00031
Inclination
97.5726°
RAAN
198.7354°
Arg. of periapsis
80.8206°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
279.3373°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.75478 °/min
Orbital period
95.88 mins
BSTAR
0.00015909
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6 mins2025-06-22 14:47:07.207Z3.234° NNE2025-06-22 14:50:07.207Z284.17° WNW42.045°2025-06-22 14:53:07.207Z205.886° SW
6 mins2025-06-23 01:33:07.207Z153.629° SSE2025-06-23 01:36:07.207Z56.422° ENE41.837°2025-06-23 01:39:07.207Z355.955° N
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