CORVUS BC2, 42846
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CORVUS BC2, 42846 is a payload satellite owned by Astro Digital (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 14 Jul 2017 UTC via a SOYUZ-2-1A launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Astro Digital
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
10 kg wet, 10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.092 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 CORVUS BC2
1 42846U 17042X 26236.87477298 .00002741 00000-0 18860-3 0 9999
2 42846 97.4135 35.6042 0011762 232.8979 127.1174 15.06650076497405Epoch: 2026-08-24T20:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-24T20:59:40.385Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
107.53573°
Altitude
554.439 km
Speed
7.582 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 22m 25s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:27:33
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
551.57 km
Perigee altitude
535.288 km
Semi-major axis
6,921.566 km
Eccentricity
0.00118
Inclination
97.4135°
RAAN
35.6042°
Arg. of periapsis
232.8979°
True anomaly
127.22478°
Mean anomaly
127.1174°
Eccentric anomaly
127.1711°
Mean motion
3.76909 °/min
Orbital period
95.51 mins
BSTAR
0.0001886
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2017 (2017-07-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.CORVUS BC2 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-08-25 23:03:55.744Z | 30.093° NE | 2026-08-25 23:06:55.744Z | 85.145° E | 31.71° | 2026-08-25 23:09:55.744Z | 161.221° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-08-26 09:48:55.744Z | 104.138° ESE | 2026-08-26 09:50:55.744Z | 66.281° ENE | 19.025° | 2026-08-26 09:52:55.744Z | 30.1° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-08-26 11:22:55.744Z | 213.46° SW | 2026-08-26 11:24:55.744Z | 252.942° W | 24.879° | 2026-08-26 11:27:55.744Z | 316.774° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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