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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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 CORVUS BC1
1 42847U 17042Y   25338.41395212  .00009859  00000-0  69982-3 0  9995
2 42847  97.3870 143.4752 0012964  38.6198 321.5953 15.04855390457783

Epoch: 2025-12-04T09:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T09:56:05.463Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-79.0183°

Altitude

547.983 km

Speed

7.592 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 33m 54s

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

12:12:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

557.915 km

Perigee altitude

539.955 km

Semi-major axis

6,927.072 km

Eccentricity

0.0013

Inclination

97.387°

RAAN

143.4752°

Arg. of periapsis

38.6198°

True anomaly

321.5029°

Mean anomaly

321.5953°

Eccentric anomaly

321.54911°

Mean motion

3.7646 °/min

Orbital period

95.63 mins

BSTAR

0.00069982

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

FLOCK 2K 45, 42856 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 22, 42861 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 03, 42850 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 07, 42862 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 17, 42888 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 38, 42868 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 14, 42892 (Decayed)

FREGAT DEB, 44608 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 02, 42853 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 29, 42871 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 32, 42870 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 16, 42889 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 04, 42851 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 25, 42884 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 08, 42863 (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.
5 mins	2025-12-05 23:13:19.945Z	49.709° ENE	2025-12-05 23:15:19.945Z	84.704° E	20.298°	2025-12-05 23:18:19.945Z	141.22° SSE
5 mins	2025-12-06 00:48:19.945Z	334.079° NNW	2025-12-06 00:50:19.945Z	294.025° NW	22.979°	2025-12-06 00:53:19.945Z	237.872° WSW
6 mins	2025-12-06 11:32:19.945Z	191.538° SSW	2025-12-06 11:34:19.945Z	235.093° WSW	36.141°	2025-12-06 11:38:19.945Z	336.117° NNW

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CORVUS BC1, 42847

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

TLE from 1 day ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-04T09:56:05.463Z)

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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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