OBJECT C, 65261

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OBJECT C, 65261 is a Chinese satellite in SSO that was launched on Tue, 19 Aug 2025 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

65261, 2025-180C

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

None

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2025-08-19 (10 months ago)

Launch vehicle

LIJIAN-1

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 OBJECT C
1 65261U 25180C   26171.49930192  .00004028  00000-0  21616-3 0  9993
2 65261  97.5250 298.6001 0012706 313.6403  46.3775 15.15454911 46167

Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:58:59.685Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-149.86163°

Altitude

516.637 km

Speed

7.609 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 54m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

07:19:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

525.335 km

Perigee altitude

507.814 km

Semi-major axis

6,894.712 km

Eccentricity

0.00127

Inclination

97.525°

RAAN

298.6001°

Arg. of periapsis

313.6403°

True anomaly

46.48302°

Mean anomaly

46.3775°

Eccentric anomaly

46.43025°

Mean motion

3.79113 °/min

Orbital period

94.96 mins

BSTAR

0.00021616

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Other satellites on launch #180 in the year 2025 (2025-08-19 UTC)

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ZK-1A R/B, 65264 (Decayed)

OBJECT B, 65260

OBJECT E, 65263

OBJECT D, 65262

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OBJECT C 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.
4 mins	2026-06-20 20:29:41.158Z	57.048° ENE	2026-06-20 20:31:41.158Z	94.106° ESE	17.897°	2026-06-20 20:33:41.158Z	131.25° SE
5 mins	2026-06-20 22:03:41.158Z	336.218° NNW	2026-06-20 22:05:41.158Z	292.708° NW	24.609°	2026-06-20 22:08:41.158Z	233.646° WSW
5 mins	2026-06-21 08:43:41.158Z	184.81° SSW	2026-06-21 08:45:41.158Z	273.686° WNW	41.866°	2026-06-21 08:48:41.158Z	340.013° N

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OBJECT C, 65261

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:58:59.685Z)

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