OBJECT D, 61872

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OBJECT D, 61872 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
61872, 2024-203D
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
6 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 6 hours ago
0 OBJECT D
1 61872U 24203D   25185.14940072  .00009088  00000-0  42802-3 0  9997
2 61872  97.4684 253.0059 0015330 122.2666 238.0056 15.19645581 35934
Epoch: 2025-07-04T03:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T03:35:08.222Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
-83.18429°
Altitude
515.604 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 52m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-67.17236°
Longitude
79.01321°
Altitude
538.622 km
Speed
7.588 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 26m 09s
Apparent Declination
-60° 42' 13"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:14:57
Azimuth
150.14° SSE
Elevation
-63.303°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
514.43 km
Perigee altitude
493.33 km
Semi-major axis
6,882.017 km
Eccentricity
0.00153
Inclination
97.4684°
RAAN
253.0059°
Arg. of periapsis
122.2666°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
238.0056°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.80163 °/min
Orbital period
94.7 mins
BSTAR
0.00042802
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5 mins2025-07-04 16:47:51.253Z38.921° NE2025-07-04 16:50:51.253Z101.28° ESE24.807°2025-07-04 16:52:51.253Z146.439° SSE
5 mins2025-07-05 05:00:51.253Z206.185° SW2025-07-05 05:02:51.253Z272.966° WNW32.6°2025-07-05 05:05:51.253Z331.42° NNW
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