CLASSIFIED
2024-174A
Unconfirmed · Unconfirmed (likely China)
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This object is one member of a Chinese satellite cluster catalogued under COSPAR designation 2024-174, launched in late October 2024 into a sun-synchronous orbit near 97.45 degrees inclination — placing it just after the 2024-173 cluster in catalog sequence and likely from a closely timed or related launch. The specific mission, payload, and operator for this individual satellite could not be reliably confirmed during research, and should not be treated as settled without a direct check against an authoritative source like Space-Track or Celestrak.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 315–318 mi (507–511 km)
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- One orbit
- 94.7 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 61238
- Int’l designator
- 2024-174A
- Launched
- 2024
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.