Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT E at a glance.
Uptime
448
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.4
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OBJECT E.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT E
International designator: 2024-173E
Object number (NORAD): 61231
Object ID (CCSDS): 61231
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.788 minutes
Inclination: 97.4117 deg
SMA: 6886.434 km
Apoapsis: 509.491 km
Periapsis: 507.108 km
RAAN: 58.1281 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00017305
Argument of periapsis: 88.1661 deg
Mean anomaly: 271.9772 deg
Mean motion: 15.19186683 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003777 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018272714 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, 11:33 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT E
TLE line 1: 1 61231U 24173E 25347.48134170 .00003777 00000-0 18273-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 61231 97.4117 58.1281 0001731 88.1661 271.9772 15.19186683 67568
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT E.
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 E 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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