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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 (9 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 CORVUS BC2
1 42846U 17042X   26185.93102179  .00005940  00000-0  40615-3 0  9999
2 42846  97.4086 346.5928 0013949  55.1467 305.1070 15.06412923489731

Epoch: 2026-07-04T22:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T22:20:40.282Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

88.48733°

Altitude

544.696 km

Speed

7.593 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 06m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

09:19:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

553.812 km

Perigee altitude

534.5 km

Semi-major axis

6,922.293 km

Eccentricity

0.00139

Inclination

97.4086°

RAAN

346.5928°

Arg. of periapsis

55.1467°

True anomaly

304.9761°

Mean anomaly

305.107°

Eccentric anomaly

305.04157°

Mean motion

3.7685 °/min

Orbital period

95.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00040615

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

FLOCK 2K 16, 42889 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 36, 42876 (Decayed)

OBJECT H, 42832

OBJECT M, 42836

OBJECT Z, 42848

FLOCK 2K 15, 42890 (Decayed)

OBJECT K, 42834

LEMUR 2 PETERG, 42841

NORSAT 1, 42826

FLOCK 2K 31, 42869 (Decayed)

TECHNOSAT, 42829

OBJECT F, 42830 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 ANDIS, 42838

NANOACE, 42844

FLOCK 2K 22, 42861 (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.
5 mins	2026-07-05 22:50:13.189Z	46.831° ENE	2026-07-05 22:53:13.189Z	104.902° ESE	21.158°	2026-07-05 22:55:13.189Z	141.155° SSE
4 mins	2026-07-06 00:26:13.189Z	317.456° NNW	2026-07-06 00:27:13.189Z	295.001° NW	21.698°	2026-07-06 00:30:13.189Z	239.769° WSW
5 mins	2026-07-06 11:09:13.189Z	199.679° SSW	2026-07-06 11:11:13.189Z	267.45° W	36.176°	2026-07-06 11:14:13.189Z	332.944° NNW

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CORVUS BC2, 42846

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T22:20:40.282Z)

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Orbital elements

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

CORVUS BC2 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago