OBJECT AD, 62404

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OBJECT AD, 62404 is a satellite in LEO that was launched on Sat, 21 Dec 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
62404, 2024-247AD
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
16 hours ago
Origin
Flag of TBDTHINK (TBD)
Manufacturer
THINK
Mission
Operational Commercial Technology
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 12U?, Unknown motor
Mass
~20 kg wet, ~20 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2024-12-21 (5 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.183 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 OBJECT AD
1 62404U 24247AD  25128.93730889  .00018293  00000-0  68965-3 0  9990
2 62404  45.0049 330.4491 0003653 276.8271  83.2197 15.26857351 21257
Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:29Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:29:43.488Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
126.01732°
Altitude
484.918 km
Speed
7.625 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 01m 47s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
22.55349°
Longitude
146.80562°
Altitude
485.887 km
Speed
7.625 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 49m 19s
Apparent Declination
-36° 36' 29"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:30:31
Azimuth
142.242° SSE
Elevation
0.89°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
489.329 km
Perigee altitude
484.314 km
Semi-major axis
6,864.959 km
Eccentricity
0.0003653
Inclination
45.0049°
RAAN
330.4491°
Arg. of periapsis
276.8271°
True anomaly
83.26127°
Mean anomaly
83.2197°
Eccentric anomaly
83.24048°
Mean motion
3.81581 °/min
BSTAR
0.00068965
Orbital period
94.34 mins
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5 mins2025-05-09 15:57:23.060Z188.144° SSW2025-05-09 15:59:23.060Z146.106° SSE22.666°2025-05-09 16:02:23.060Z89.063° E
6 mins2025-05-09 17:35:23.060Z255.805° W2025-05-09 17:38:23.060Z18.674° NNE42.771°2025-05-09 17:41:23.060Z63.548° ENE
5 mins2025-05-09 19:15:23.060Z303.448° NW2025-05-09 19:17:23.060Z2.036° NNE30.982°2025-05-09 19:20:23.060Z63.885° ENE
5 mins2025-05-09 20:54:23.060Z306.234° NW2025-05-09 20:56:23.060Z5.743° NNE38.56°2025-05-09 20:59:23.060Z90.593° ESE
5 mins2025-05-09 22:33:23.060Z269.322° W2025-05-09 22:35:23.060Z209.884° SW32.624°2025-05-09 22:38:23.060Z145.355° SSE
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