2024-173C

NORAD 61229· COSPAR 2024-173C· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Sep 24, 2024 from Haiyang offshore launch location, China aboard a Smart Dragon 3.

Smart Dragon 3 | 8 satellites →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 15:18 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Sep 24, 2024

Mass

—

Apogee

413 km

Perigee

401 km

Inclination

97.34°

Period

1.54 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for 2024-173C across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-2.7 km

Rate

-0.20 km/day

Now

401 × 413 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

3 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-173 (Smart Dragon 3 | 8 satellites).

2024-173A · 61227
2024-173D · 61230
2024-173E · 61231

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