2024-174A

NORAD 61238· COSPAR 2024-174A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Sep 24, 2024 from Launch Area 130, China aboard a Kinetica 1.

Kinetica 1 | 5 satellites →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 06:23 UTC

Orbit class

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

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Sep 24, 2024

Mass

—

Apogee

515 km

Perigee

510 km

Inclination

97.45°

Period

1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for 2024-174A across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Raising

Change

+3.2 km

Rate

+0.06 km/day

Now

510 × 515 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

4 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2024-174 (Kinetica 1 | 5 satellites).

2024-174B · 61239
2024-174C · 61240
2024-174D · 61241
2024-174E · 61242

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