Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT D at a glance.
Uptime
446
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.4
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OBJECT D.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT D
International designator: 2024-174D
Object number (NORAD): 61241
Object ID (CCSDS): 61241
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.35 minutes
Inclination: 97.4445 deg
SMA: 6865.224 km
Apoapsis: 496.17 km
Periapsis: 478.009 km
RAAN: 354.3367 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00132269
Argument of periapsis: 158.404 deg
Mean anomaly: 201.7759 deg
Mean motion: 15.26232327 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00010715 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00041543185 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, 3:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT D
TLE line 1: 1 61241U 24174D 25347.64862811 .00010715 00000-0 41543-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 61241 97.4445 354.3367 0013227 158.4040 201.7759 15.26232327 67587
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT D.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Carried 5 satellites to Sun-synchronous orbit: * Zhongke-01/02 * Jilin-1 SAR-01A * Yunyao-21/22
OBJECT D was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kinetica 1 | 5 satellites’, on board a Kinetica 1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 24, 2024, 11:33 p.m. from Launch Area 130.
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Kinetica 1 | 5 satellites
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 24, 2024, 11:33 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Kinetica 1
Launch pad: Launch Area 130
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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