OBJECT C, 61871

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OBJECT C, 61871 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
61871, 2024-203C
Orbit
SSO
Country
Flag of CNCN / PRC
Related business
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 (10 months ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 2C
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.0 m
Radar Cross Section
2.315 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61871U 24203C   25253.15849834  .00007537  00000-0  35587-3 0  9996
2 61871  97.4602 320.0996 0012210 242.7224 117.2768 15.19661635 46253
Epoch: 2025-09-10T03:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-10T03:48:14.256Z)
Latitude
Longitude
-86.39873°
Altitude
513.812 km
Speed
7.605 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 20m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
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Local Sidereal Time
03:12:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
512.234 km
Perigee altitude
495.428 km
Semi-major axis
6,881.968 km
Eccentricity
0.00122
Inclination
97.4602°
RAAN
320.0996°
Arg. of periapsis
242.7224°
True anomaly
117.40107°
Mean anomaly
117.2768°
Eccentric anomaly
117.33894°
Mean motion
3.80167 °/min
Orbital period
94.7 mins
BSTAR
0.00035587
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