OBJECT A, 62185

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OBJECT A, 62185 is a satellite in LEO that was launched on Sat, 30 Nov 2024 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 12 launch vehicle from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC). 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

62185, 2024-226A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

CAST

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-11-30 (6 months ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 12

Launch site

Wenchang Satellite Launch Center (WSC)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.320 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 OBJECT A
1 62185U 24226A   25140.84961131 -.00000117  00000-0  24540-4 0  9992
2 62185  50.0062 308.9697 0056148   1.0303 359.0690 13.60126767 23310

Epoch: 2025-05-20T20:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-20T20:23:26.417Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

124.3677°

Altitude

994.129 km

Speed

7.376 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 35m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

30.47642°

Longitude

-87.38019°

Altitude

1,066.372 km

Speed

7.308 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 11m 25s

Apparent Declination

-1° 37' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:07:24

Azimuth

21.925° NNE

Elevation

-49.652°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.575 km

Perigee altitude

994.318 km

Semi-major axis

7,414.084 km

Eccentricity

0.00561

Inclination

50.0062°

RAAN

308.9697°

Arg. of periapsis

1.0303°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

359.069°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39983 °/min

Orbital period

105.89 mins

BSTAR

0.00002454

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Other satellites on launch #226 in the year 2024 (2024-11-30 UTC)

OBJECT B, 62186

CZ-12 R/B, 62187

OBJECT A Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
8 mins	2025-05-21 12:23:28.640Z	168.143° S	2025-05-21 12:27:28.640Z	126.497° SE	19.661°	2025-05-21 12:31:28.640Z	85.5° E
11 mins	2025-05-21 14:12:28.640Z	230.469° WSW	2025-05-21 14:17:28.640Z	183.069° SSW	44.767°	2025-05-21 14:23:28.640Z	57.042° ENE
11 mins	2025-05-21 16:04:28.640Z	281.448° WNW	2025-05-21 16:09:28.640Z	351.206° N	33.47°	2025-05-21 16:15:28.640Z	54.422° ENE
11 mins	2025-05-21 17:56:28.640Z	306.981° NW	2025-05-21 18:01:28.640Z	7.598° NNE	30.863°	2025-05-21 18:07:28.640Z	73.026° E
11 mins	2025-05-21 19:48:28.640Z	309.354° NW	2025-05-21 19:53:28.640Z	33.888° NE	43.03°	2025-05-21 19:59:28.640Z	111.962° ESE
10 mins	2025-05-21 21:39:28.640Z	284.78° WNW	2025-05-21 21:44:28.640Z	221.383° SW	30.908°	2025-05-21 21:49:28.640Z	166.978° S

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