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 (6 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   25123.48124459  .00020894  00000-0  91082-3 0  9991
2 61906  97.4520 199.3801 0013045  55.7193 304.5276 15.22130018 26261
Epoch: 2025-05-03T11:32Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-03T11:32:59.532Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
164.50917°
Altitude
497.43 km
Speed
7.619 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 17m 31s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
52.62869°
Longitude
-5.46646°
Altitude
505.207 km
Speed
7.618 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
08h 52m 44s
Apparent Declination
38° 24' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:37:07
Azimuth
40.663° NE
Elevation
3.64°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
505.35 km
Perigee altitude
487.414 km
Semi-major axis
6,874.519 km
Eccentricity
0.0013045
Inclination
97.452°
RAAN
199.3801°
Arg. of periapsis
55.7193°
True anomaly
304.40433°
Mean anomaly
304.5276°
Eccentric anomaly
304.46598°
Mean motion
3.80785 °/min
BSTAR
0.00091082
Orbital period
94.54 mins
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4 mins2025-05-03 18:26:14.137Z334.444° NNW2025-05-03 18:28:14.137Z273.909° WNW28.266°2025-05-03 18:30:14.137Z230.371° WSW
5 mins2025-05-04 05:03:14.137Z164.216° S2025-05-04 05:05:14.137Z358.985° N43.233°2025-05-04 05:08:14.137Z349.095° N
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