OBJECT A, 61869

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OBJECT A, 61869 is a satellite owned by Hangtian Hongtu (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 09 Nov 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C 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
61869, 2024-203A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
6 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Yinhe
Mission
Operational Commercial Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
PIESAT, Unknown motor
Mass
320 kg wet, 320 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-11-09 (8 months ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2C
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 4 m
Radar Cross Section
2.315 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 OBJECT A
1 61869U 24203A   25184.86862830  .00008822  00000-0  41501-3 0  9996
2 61869  97.4626 252.4423 0016256 111.5364 248.7605 15.19680318 35887
Epoch: 2025-07-03T20:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T20:50:49.485Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
17.60692°
Altitude
513.966 km
Speed
7.604 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 49m 46s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-74.37225°
Longitude
170.09242°
Altitude
543.158 km
Speed
7.584 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 39m 22s
Apparent Declination
-57° 45' 24"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:31:37
Azimuth
183.368° SSW
Elevation
-72.116°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
514.962 km
Perigee altitude
492.587 km
Semi-major axis
6,881.912 km
Eccentricity
0.00163
Inclination
97.4626°
RAAN
252.4423°
Arg. of periapsis
111.5364°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
248.7605°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80171 °/min
Orbital period
94.69 mins
BSTAR
0.00041501
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5 mins2025-07-04 04:53:37.230Z198.669° SSW2025-07-04 04:55:37.230Z278.552° WNW36.398°2025-07-04 04:58:37.230Z335.52° NNW
5 mins2025-07-04 17:57:37.230Z340.162° N2025-07-04 17:59:37.230Z290.439° WNW27.809°2025-07-04 18:02:37.230Z226.517° WSW
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