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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

42846, 2017-042X

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Astro Digital (US)

Manufacturer

Astro Digital

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

10 kg wet, 10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2017-07-14 (8 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.092 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 CORVUS BC2
1 42846U 17042X   25338.99050446  .00008226  00000-0  58791-3 0  9997
2 42846  97.3849 143.3543 0015151  60.0006 300.2722 15.04625056457842

Epoch: 2025-12-04T23:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T23:46:19.585Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

72.73368°

Altitude

550.444 km

Speed

7.59 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 33m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:15:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

560.139 km

Perigee altitude

539.146 km

Semi-major axis

6,927.779 km

Eccentricity

0.00152

Inclination

97.3849°

RAAN

143.3543°

Arg. of periapsis

60.0006°

True anomaly

300.12211°

Mean anomaly

300.2722°

Eccentric anomaly

300.19717°

Mean motion

3.76402 °/min

Orbital period

95.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00058791

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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2017 (2017-07-14 UTC)

FLOCK 2K 08, 42863 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 30, 42872 (Decayed)

OBJECT F, 42830 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 22, 42861 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 07, 42862 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 17, 42888 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 02, 42853 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 18, 42887 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 06, 42897 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 05, 42864 (Decayed)

FLYING LAPTOP, 42831

FLOCK 2K 24, 42857 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 09, 42896 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 41, 42875 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2025-12-06 11:00:53.944Z	157.534° S	2025-12-06 11:03:53.944Z	77.845° E	43.146°	2025-12-06 11:06:53.944Z	354.831° N
6 mins	2025-12-07 00:13:53.944Z	357.375° N	2025-12-07 00:15:53.944Z	303.069° NW	40.506°	2025-12-07 00:19:53.944Z	205.311° SW

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CORVUS BC2, 42846

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T23:46:19.585Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 2017 (2017-07-14 UTC)

CORVUS BC2 Visibility forecast

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