Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT C at a glance.
Uptime
301
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 C.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT C
International designator: 2024-205C
Object number (NORAD): 61896
Object ID (CCSDS): 61896
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.99 minutes
Inclination: 97.4452 deg
SMA: 6896.26 km
Apoapsis: 533.116 km
Periapsis: 503.133 km
RAAN: 322.8927 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00217381
Argument of periapsis: 285.1185 deg
Mean anomaly: 74.7643 deg
Mean motion: 15.15941235 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0001053 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00054908504 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 11:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT C
TLE line 1: 1 61896U 24205C 25250.97374154 .00010530 00000-0 54909-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 61896 97.4452 322.8927 0021738 285.1185 74.7643 15.15941235 45474
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
Launch of 15 satellites on share-ride to SSO: * Shiyan 26 A/B/C * Jilin-1 High Resolution-05B * Jilin-1 Platform-02A-03 * Yunyao-1 31-36 * Xiguang-1-04/05 * Tianyan-24 * Omani IRSS-1/OL-1
OBJECT C was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Kinetica 1 | 15 satellites’, on board a Kinetica 1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 11, 2024, 4:03 a.m. from Launch Area 130.
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Kinetica 1 | 15 satellites
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 11, 2024, 4:03 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Kinetica 1
Launch pad: Launch Area 130
Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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