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OBJECT C, 61871

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OBJECT C, 61871 is a Chinese payload satellite 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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

61871, 2024-203C

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

None

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 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.0 m

Radar Cross Section

2.315 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 OBJECT C
1 61871U 24203C   26311.83267524  .00014394  00000-0  54651-3 0  9999
2 61871  97.4099  19.9750 0010730 189.8484 170.2547 15.26881431110778

Epoch: 2026-11-07T19:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-07T19:59:03.140Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

33.17964°

Altitude

495.501 km

Speed

7.613 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 19m 53s

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

23:58:06

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

489.46 km

Perigee altitude

474.737 km

Semi-major axis

6,860.235 km

Eccentricity

0.00107

Inclination

97.4099°

RAAN

19.975°

Arg. of periapsis

189.8484°

True anomaly

170.27549°

Mean anomaly

170.2547°

Eccentric anomaly

170.2651°

Mean motion

3.81975 °/min

Orbital period

94.25 mins

BSTAR

0.00054651

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2026-11-10 04:43:18.300Z	166.436° S	2026-11-10 04:47:18.300Z	351.308° N	67.418°	2026-11-10 04:50:18.300Z	348.508° N
5 mins	2026-11-10 17:45:18.300Z	1.896° NNE	2026-11-10 17:47:18.300Z	324.825° NNW	56.56°	2026-11-10 17:50:18.300Z	205.879° SW

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OBJECT C, 61871

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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