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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 (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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 CORVUS BC1
1 42847U 17042Y   25339.27836396  .00008540  00000-0  60667-3 0  9990
2 42847  97.3871 144.3025 0012961  36.0188 324.1909 15.04867777457912

Epoch: 2025-12-05T06:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T06:40:50.646Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-30.23126°

Altitude

547.7 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 37m 12s

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

19:34:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

557.875 km

Perigee altitude

539.919 km

Semi-major axis

6,927.034 km

Eccentricity

0.0013

Inclination

97.3871°

RAAN

144.3025°

Arg. of periapsis

36.0188°

True anomaly

324.10389°

Mean anomaly

324.1909°

Eccentric anomaly

324.14741°

Mean motion

3.76463 °/min

Orbital period

95.63 mins

BSTAR

0.00060667

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

FLOCK 2K 22, 42861 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 07, 42862 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 17, 42888 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 02, 42853 (Decayed)

OBJECT J, 42833

FLOCK 2K 31, 42869 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 ZACHARY, 42845

LEMUR 2 MONSON, 42839

FLOCK 2K 18, 42887 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 15, 42890 (Decayed)

TECHNOSAT, 42829

FLOCK 2K 47, 42854 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 06, 42897 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 11, 42894 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 ARTFISCHER, 42881 (Decayed)

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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	2025-12-05 23:12:46.876Z	43.613° NE	2025-12-05 23:15:46.876Z	94.847° ESE	20.643°	2025-12-05 23:18:46.876Z	145.91° SSE
4 mins	2025-12-06 00:48:46.876Z	327.605° NNW	2025-12-06 00:50:46.876Z	282.685° WNW	22.867°	2025-12-06 00:52:46.876Z	244.103° WSW
5 mins	2025-12-06 11:32:46.876Z	195.76° SSW	2025-12-06 11:34:46.876Z	259.257° W	37.432°	2025-12-06 11:37:46.876Z	333.24° NNW

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CORVUS BC1, 42847

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-05T06:40:50.646Z)

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Orbital elements

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

CORVUS BC1 Visibility forecast

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