OBJECT C, 61896

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OBJECT C, 61896 is a satellite owned by CASC (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 11 Nov 2024 UTC via a LIJIAN-1 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
61896, 2024-205C
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
6 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNCASC (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
SECM?
Mission
Operational Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~100 kg wet, ~100 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-11-11 (6 months ago)
Launch vehicle
LIJIAN-1
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 5 m
Radar Cross Section
4.795 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 61896U 24205C   25123.47189419  .00017786  00000-0  98957-3 0  9999
2 61896  97.4515 198.0123 0023903  11.7593 348.4192 15.13467220 26178
Epoch: 2025-05-03T11:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T11:19:31.658Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
166.51672°
Altitude
512.548 km
Speed
7.616 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 12m 02s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
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Latitude
-44.56641°
Longitude
174.12821°
Altitude
533.513 km
Speed
7.6 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 29m 03s
Apparent Declination
-42° 12' 03"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:15:30
Azimuth
227.058° WSW
Elevation
-86.576°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
539.107 km
Perigee altitude
506.117 km
Semi-major axis
6,900.749 km
Eccentricity
0.0023903
Inclination
97.4515°
RAAN
198.0123°
Arg. of periapsis
11.7593°
True anomaly
348.36405°
Mean anomaly
348.4192°
Eccentric anomaly
348.39164°
Mean motion
3.78616 °/min
BSTAR
0.00098957
Orbital period
95.08 mins
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6 mins2025-05-03 18:13:31.346Z355.672° N2025-05-03 18:16:31.346Z301.415° NW32.872°2025-05-03 18:19:31.346Z222.234° SW
5 mins2025-05-04 04:55:31.346Z161.285° S2025-05-04 04:57:31.346Z43.492° NE44.492°2025-05-04 05:00:31.346Z350.605° N
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