OBJECT G, 40905

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OBJECT G, 40905 is a satellite owned by Tsinghua (CN) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 19 Sep 2015 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6 launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.

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Identifier
40905, 2015-049G
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
6 hours ago
Origin
Flag of CNTSHUA (CN / PRC)
Manufacturer
Tsinghua
Mission
Non-operational Amateur Communications
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
20 kg wet, 20 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2015-09-19 (10 years ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 6
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Unknown
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 OBJECT G
1 40905U 15049G   25183.57553071  .00012984  00000-0  27483-3 0  9990
2 40905  97.4999 206.9693 0009805  69.2091 291.0207 15.45208401542137
Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:48Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:48:45.853Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
78.92359°
Altitude
431.498 km
Speed
7.654 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 47m 52s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-54.17065°
Longitude
89.62825°
Altitude
455.452 km
Speed
7.636 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 18m 42s
Apparent Declination
-53° 33' 58"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:31:31
Azimuth
132.52° SE
Elevation
-63.818°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
434.375 km
Perigee altitude
421.029 km
Semi-major axis
6,805.839 km
Eccentricity
0.00098
Inclination
97.4999°
RAAN
206.9693°
Arg. of periapsis
69.2091°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
291.0207°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.86563 °/min
Orbital period
93.13 mins
BSTAR
0.00027483
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OBJECT G Visibility forecast

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4 mins2025-07-03 00:50:35.473Z111.443° ESE2025-07-03 00:52:35.473Z69.651° E17.5°2025-07-03 00:54:35.473Z27.976° NE
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