OBJECT B, 61618

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OBJECT B, 61618 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
61618, 2024-190B
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 (7 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 B
1 61618U 24190B   25132.59731507  .00009039  00000-0  37448-3 0  9998
2 61618  34.9867 197.2569 0003906 349.0106  11.0523 15.23156009 30750
Epoch: 2025-05-12T14:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T14:20:08.022Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
111.61538°
Altitude
492.599 km
Speed
7.622 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 09m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
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Latitude
24.74918°
Longitude
148.36194°
Altitude
493.588 km
Speed
7.623 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
18h 08m 45s
Apparent Declination
-32° 36' 39"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:40:45
Azimuth
138.343° SSE
Elevation
2.978°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
502.267 km
Perigee altitude
496.894 km
Semi-major axis
6,877.718 km
Eccentricity
0.0003906
Inclination
34.9867°
RAAN
197.2569°
Arg. of periapsis
349.0106°
True anomaly
11.06088°
Mean anomaly
11.0523°
Eccentric anomaly
11.05659°
Mean motion
3.80519 °/min
BSTAR
0.00037448
Orbital period
94.61 mins
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4 mins2025-05-13 07:52:11.189Z197.489° SSW2025-05-13 07:54:11.189Z164.305° S16.594°2025-05-13 07:56:11.189Z126.948° SE
5 mins2025-05-13 09:32:11.189Z219.531° SW2025-05-13 09:34:11.189Z158.492° S29.433°2025-05-13 09:37:11.189Z106.653° ESE
5 mins2025-05-13 11:11:11.189Z241.789° WSW2025-05-13 11:13:11.189Z191.446° SSW29.854°2025-05-13 11:16:11.189Z125.499° SE
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