OBJECT B, 61870

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OBJECT B, 61870 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
61870, 2024-203B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Yinhe
Mission
Operational Commercial Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
PIESAT, Unknown motor
Mass
270 kg wet, 270 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 5 hours ago
0 OBJECT B
1 61870U 24203B   25184.84997191  .00008420  00000-0  39383-3 0  9994
2 61870  97.4612 252.4189 0015698 110.2026 250.0899 15.19902039 35881
Epoch: 2025-07-03T20:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T20:23:57.573Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
24.3182°
Altitude
512.921 km
Speed
7.605 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 49m 40s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
62.79468°
Longitude
-140.78877°
Altitude
506.205 km
Speed
7.623 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 06m 52s
Apparent Declination
16° 30' 49"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:27:45
Azimuth
332.642° NNW
Elevation
-29.03°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
513.907 km
Perigee altitude
492.303 km
Semi-major axis
6,881.242 km
Eccentricity
0.00157
Inclination
97.4612°
RAAN
252.4189°
Arg. of periapsis
110.2026°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
250.0899°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80227 °/min
Orbital period
94.68 mins
BSTAR
0.00039383
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6 mins2025-07-04 04:25:55.412Z157.706° S2025-07-04 04:28:55.412Z41.625° NE42.483°2025-07-04 04:31:55.412Z353.449° N
5 mins2025-07-04 17:30:55.412Z4.945° NNE2025-07-04 17:32:55.412Z298.914° NW43.819°2025-07-04 17:35:55.412Z199.851° SSW
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