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   25186.49242906  .00011304  00000-0  47406-3 0  9996
2 61906  97.4512 261.9031 0012320 179.0324 181.0939 15.23595658 35859
Epoch: 2025-07-05T11:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T11:49:05.87Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
160.89895°
Altitude
506.568 km
Speed
7.606 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 27m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
82.4129°
Longitude
83.56276°
Altitude
508.515 km
Speed
7.617 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
16h 14m 33s
Apparent Declination
27° 15' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:51:19
Azimuth
8.825° NNE
Elevation
-22.275°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
500.433 km
Perigee altitude
483.505 km
Semi-major axis
6,870.106 km
Eccentricity
0.00123
Inclination
97.4512°
RAAN
261.9031°
Arg. of periapsis
179.0324°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
181.0939°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.81152 °/min
Orbital period
94.45 mins
BSTAR
0.00047406
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Max El.
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4 mins2025-07-05 17:08:02.147Z57.085° ENE2025-07-05 17:10:02.147Z98.826° ESE18.807°2025-07-05 17:12:02.147Z137.473° SSE
4 mins2025-07-05 18:42:02.147Z322.67° NNW2025-07-05 18:43:02.147Z300.413° NW20.501°2025-07-05 18:46:02.147Z239.894° WSW
5 mins2025-07-06 05:18:02.147Z186.533° SSW2025-07-06 05:20:02.147Z275.198° WNW41.101°2025-07-06 05:23:02.147Z339.589° N
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