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CORVUS BC1, 42847

Orbit data source: Space-Track

CORVUS BC1, 42847 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

42847, 2017-042Y

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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 CORVUS BC1
1 42847U 17042Y   26236.92835645  .00003367  00000-0  22976-3 0  9998
2 42847  97.4171  36.5136 0011127 206.5739 153.4920 15.06811837497446

Epoch: 2026-08-24T22:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-24T22:16:49.997Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

89.10226°

Altitude

555.919 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 26m 03s

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

01:50:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

550.635 km

Perigee altitude

535.232 km

Semi-major axis

6,921.071 km

Eccentricity

0.00111

Inclination

97.4171°

RAAN

36.5136°

Arg. of periapsis

206.5739°

True anomaly

153.54884°

Mean anomaly

153.492°

Eccentric anomaly

153.52043°

Mean motion

3.7695 °/min

Orbital period

95.5 mins

BSTAR

0.00022976

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

LEMUR 2 PETERG, 42841

FLOCK 2K 25, 42884 (Decayed)

OBJECT C, 42827

FLOCK 2K 43, 42874 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 32, 42870 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 GREENBERG, 42837

FLOCK 2K 18, 42887 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 13, 42891 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 17, 42888 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 04, 42851 (Decayed)

OBJECT U, 42843

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CORVUS BC1 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	2026-08-25 11:09:06.430Z	190.676° SSW	2026-08-25 11:12:06.430Z	250.898° W	34.785°	2026-08-25 11:15:06.430Z	328.819° NNW
4 mins	2026-08-25 22:47:06.430Z	61.521° ENE	2026-08-25 22:49:06.430Z	103.467° ESE	19.766°	2026-08-25 22:51:06.430Z	138.879° SSE
4 mins	2026-08-26 00:22:06.430Z	319.063° NNW	2026-08-26 00:23:06.430Z	295.703° NW	22.84°	2026-08-26 00:26:06.430Z	238.007° WSW

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CORVUS BC1, 42847

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-24T22:16:49.997Z)

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Orbital elements

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

CORVUS BC1 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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