OBJECT N, 61906

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OBJECT N, 61906 is a satellite owned by Zhongke Xiguang (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
61906, 2024-205N
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
5 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNZXHK (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
XIOPM/ZXHK
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
MN100?, Unknown motor
Mass
~75 kg wet, ~75 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-11-11 (8 months ago)
Launch vehicle
LIJIAN-1
Launch site
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.195 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 OBJECT N
1 61906U 24205N   25182.15765793  .00009456  00000-0  39824-3 0  9999
2 61906  97.4506 257.5987 0011895 193.7428 166.3486 15.23504968 35191
Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:47:01.645Z)
Latitude
-0.00009°
Longitude
-78.61528°
Altitude
506.319 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 10m 23s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
2.98475°
Longitude
-78.80766°
Altitude
506.078 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 07m 51s
Apparent Declination
-37° 22' 32"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:09:41
Azimuth
239.852° WSW
Elevation
-23.226°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
500.414 km
Perigee altitude
484.069 km
Semi-major axis
6,870.378 km
Eccentricity
0.00119
Inclination
97.4506°
RAAN
257.5987°
Arg. of periapsis
193.7428°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
166.3486°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.81129 °/min
Orbital period
94.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00039824
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4 mins2025-07-01 16:58:33.203Z55.154° ENE2025-07-01 17:00:33.203Z89.225° E15.046°2025-07-01 17:02:33.203Z126.023° SE
4 mins2025-07-01 18:32:33.203Z335.493° NNW2025-07-01 18:34:33.203Z285.097° WNW25.527°2025-07-01 18:36:33.203Z238.392° WSW
5 mins2025-07-02 05:08:33.203Z171.028° S2025-07-02 05:10:33.203Z193.463° SSW43.783°2025-07-02 05:13:33.203Z345.428° N
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