Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT C at a glance.
Uptime
448
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 C.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT C
International designator: 2024-173C
Object number (NORAD): 61229
Object ID (CCSDS): 61229
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 93.603 minutes
Inclination: 97.3604 deg
SMA: 6828.943 km
Apoapsis: 460.844 km
Periapsis: 440.773 km
RAAN: 64.1422 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00146952
Argument of periapsis: 91.6687 deg
Mean anomaly: 268.6242 deg
Mean motion: 15.38411393 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00025489 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00067121992 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 14, 2025, 8:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT C
TLE line 1: 1 61229U 24173C 25348.36460068 .00025489 00000-0 67122-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 61229 97.3604 64.1422 0014695 91.6687 268.6242 15.38411393 68217
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT C.
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 C 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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