Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
446
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.4
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OBJECT A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT A
International designator: 2024-173A
Object number (NORAD): 61227
Object ID (CCSDS): 61227
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 93.236 minutes
Inclination: 97.3608 deg
SMA: 6811.066 km
Apoapsis: 436.182 km
Periapsis: 429.679 km
RAAN: 65.238 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00047735
Argument of periapsis: 201.9911 deg
Mean anomaly: 158.1134 deg
Mean motion: 15.44472456 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00045602 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00098184611 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 5:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 61227U 24173A 25347.71081105 .00045602 00000-0 98185-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 61227 97.3608 65.2380 0004773 201.9911 158.1134 15.44472456 68224
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Carried 8 satellites to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit: * Tianyi-41 * Luojia 4-01 * Fudan-1 * Tianyan-15 * Jitianxing A-01 * Xingshidai-15/21/22
OBJECT A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Smart Dragon 3 | 8 satellites’, on board a Smart Dragon 3 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 24, 2024, 2:31 a.m. from Haiyang Spaceport.
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Smart Dragon 3 | 8 satellites
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 24, 2024, 2:31 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Smart Dragon 3
Launch pad: Haiyang Spaceport
Location: Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
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