Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT K at a glance.
Uptime
300
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 K.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT K
International designator: 2024-205K
Object number (NORAD): 61903
Object ID (CCSDS): 61903
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.643 minutes
Inclination: 97.4439 deg
SMA: 6879.455 km
Apoapsis: 508.278 km
Periapsis: 494.362 km
RAAN: 323.716 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00101146
Argument of periapsis: 322.7554 deg
Mean anomaly: 37.2979 deg
Mean motion: 15.21499205 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00019411 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00086311142 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 11:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT K
TLE line 1: 1 61903U 24205K 25249.96019403 .00019411 00000-0 86311-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 61903 97.4439 323.7160 0010115 322.7554 37.2979 15.21499205 45447
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT K.
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 K 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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