OBJECT D, 61897

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OBJECT D, 61897 is a satellite owned by Changguang WJ (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
61897, 2024-205D
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNCGSTL (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
Changguang WJ
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
JL-1, Unknown motor
Mass
200 kg wet, 200 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, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
2.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 OBJECT D
1 61897U 24205D   25123.53458106  .00012195  00000-0  64458-3 0  9997
2 61897  97.4498 198.5014 0014254  46.0780 314.1626 15.15540375 26213
Epoch: 2025-05-03T12:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T12:49:47.803Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
144.37678°
Altitude
515.578 km
Speed
7.61 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 14m 00s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-75.50967°
Longitude
174.769°
Altitude
552.026 km
Speed
7.582 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 35m 54s
Apparent Declination
-59° 10' 15"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:01:30
Azimuth
192.944° SSW
Elevation
-69.991°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
526.14 km
Perigee altitude
506.485 km
Semi-major axis
6,894.449 km
Eccentricity
0.0014254
Inclination
97.4498°
RAAN
198.5014°
Arg. of periapsis
46.078°
True anomaly
314.04528°
Mean anomaly
314.1626°
Eccentric anomaly
314.10395°
Mean motion
3.79135 °/min
BSTAR
0.00064458
Orbital period
94.95 mins
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6 mins2025-05-03 18:08:33.210Z358.317° N2025-05-03 18:11:33.210Z286.919° WNW37.491°2025-05-03 18:14:33.210Z212.962° SW
5 mins2025-05-04 04:49:33.210Z147.386° SSE2025-05-04 04:51:33.210Z49.298° ENE40.944°2025-05-04 04:54:33.210Z355.763° N
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