OBJECT A, 61617

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OBJECT A, 61617 is a satellite owned by PLA GAD (CN) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 23 Oct 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C launch vehicle from the Xichang Space Center, China (XSC). 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
61617, 2024-190A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
16 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SAST
Mission
Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-10-23 (8 months ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2C
Launch site
Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 5 m
Radar Cross Section
11.063 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 61617U 24190A   25166.88014693  .00007302  00000-0  30371-3 0  9995
2 61617  34.9930 341.6653 0006287 255.6903 104.3114 15.23052878 35982
Epoch: 2025-06-15T21:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-15T21:07:24.694Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
120.41351°
Altitude
496.616 km
Speed
7.618 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 46m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
25.44151°
Longitude
-106.37903°
Altitude
498.437 km
Speed
7.618 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 34m 49s
Apparent Declination
-6° 56' 06"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:05:40
Azimuth
55.889° ENE
Elevation
-42.827°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
504.214 km
Perigee altitude
495.566 km
Semi-major axis
6,878.027 km
Eccentricity
0.00063
Inclination
34.993°
RAAN
341.6653°
Arg. of periapsis
255.6903°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
104.3114°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80494 °/min
Orbital period
94.61 mins
BSTAR
0.00030371
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4 mins2025-06-16 16:17:52.671Z205.875° SW2025-06-16 16:18:52.671Z181.748° SSW25.557°2025-06-16 16:21:52.671Z113.221° SE
5 mins2025-06-16 17:56:52.671Z237.269° WSW2025-06-16 17:58:52.671Z180.081° SSW32.069°2025-06-16 18:01:52.671Z116.334° SE
4 mins2025-06-16 19:36:52.671Z228.758° WSW2025-06-16 19:37:52.671Z206.515° SW21.926°2025-06-16 19:40:52.671Z147.264° SSE
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