Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT B at a glance.
Uptime
407
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.3
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OBJECT B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT B
International designator: 2024-173B
Object number (NORAD): 61228
Object ID (CCSDS): 61228
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Nov. 5, 2025
Period: 87.411 minutes
Inclination: 97.324 deg
SMA: 6524.333 km
Apoapsis: 152.546 km
Periapsis: 139.85 km
RAAN: 34.9924 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00097298
Argument of periapsis: 265.1758 deg
Mean anomaly: 94.8434 deg
Mean motion: 16.47398128 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.18698425 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00032238378 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 5, 2025, 5:50 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 4, 2025, 3:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT B
TLE line 1: 1 61228U 24173B 25308.14047046 .18698425 25528-5 32238-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 61228 97.3240 34.9924 0009730 265.1758 94.8434 16.47398128 62784
Live tracking on map
Satellite OBJECT B has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite OBJECT B has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated 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 B 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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