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
Last TLE update
9 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 9 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61871U 24203C   25186.56168712  .00007702  00000-0  36985-3 0  9992
2 61871  97.4676 254.3024 0016237 115.7908 244.5003 15.19014901 36147
Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:28:49.767Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
128.29709°
Altitude
516.734 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 57m 12s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-61.24152°
Longitude
-65.07452°
Altitude
539.184 km
Speed
7.588 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 33m 44s
Apparent Declination
-58° 40' 42"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:22:56
Azimuth
216.866° SW
Elevation
-62.089°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
516.964 km
Perigee altitude
494.609 km
Semi-major axis
6,883.923 km
Eccentricity
0.00162
Inclination
97.4676°
RAAN
254.3024°
Arg. of periapsis
115.7908°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
244.5003°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80005 °/min
Orbital period
94.74 mins
BSTAR
0.00036985
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4 mins2025-07-06 03:51:45.249Z113.88° SE2025-07-06 03:53:45.249Z70.564° E22.237°2025-07-06 03:55:45.249Z27.061° NE
4 mins2025-07-06 16:56:45.249Z49.241° ENE2025-07-06 16:58:45.249Z112.269° ESE29.269°2025-07-06 17:00:45.249Z157.038° SSE
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