OBJECT D, 61872
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OBJECT D, 61872 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
Orbit
Country
CN / PRCRelated business
None
Manufacturer
Yinhe
Mission
Operational Commercial Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
PIESAT, Unknown motor
Mass
270 kg wet, 270 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.0 m
Radar Cross Section
2.315 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 OBJECT D
1 61872U 24203D 26313.96695770 .00015096 00000-0 53161-3 0 9999
2 61872 97.4113 23.4929 0010145 174.3089 185.8269 15.29355612111183Epoch: 2026-11-09T23:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T23:12:25.145Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
-13.7478°
Altitude
487.761 km
Speed
7.617 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 33m 58s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:16:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
481.643 km
Perigee altitude
467.739 km
Semi-major axis
6,852.828 km
Eccentricity
0.00101
Inclination
97.4113°
RAAN
23.4929°
Arg. of periapsis
174.3089°
True anomaly
185.81511°
Mean anomaly
185.8269°
Eccentric anomaly
185.821°
Mean motion
3.82594 °/min
Orbital period
94.09 mins
BSTAR
0.00053161
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Other satellites on launch #203 in the year 2024 (2024-11-09 UTC)
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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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-11-10 04:04:20.045Z | 110.199° ESE | 2026-11-10 04:06:20.045Z | 67.733° E | 21.373° | 2026-11-10 04:08:20.045Z | 27.198° NE |
| 4 mins | 2026-11-10 17:04:20.045Z | 60.121° ENE | 2026-11-10 17:05:20.045Z | 85.923° E | 26.227° | 2026-11-10 17:08:20.045Z | 152.652° SSE |
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