OBJECT Z, 42848

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OBJECT Z, 42848 is a satellite 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). Unknown objects in Earth's orbit typically refer to objects detected orbiting the Earth but have not yet been identified or cataloged. These objects could be anything from previously untracked satellites, spent rocket stages, debris from satellite collisions, or even natural meteoroids temporarily captured by Earth's gravity.

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Identifier

42848, 2017-042Z

Orbit

SSO

Country

TBD

Related business

None

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Non-operational Commercial Meteo Radio Occ.

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2017-07-14 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.079 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 OBJECT Z
1 42848U 17042Z   26132.95970035  .00001809  00000-0  12376-3 0  9992
2 42848  97.3901 297.4446 0005784 166.2196 193.9191 15.07298485481935

Epoch: 2026-05-12T23:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-12T23:01:58.110Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

81.22589°

Altitude

551.42 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 49m 46s

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

18:33:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

545.444 km

Perigee altitude

537.439 km

Semi-major axis

6,919.578 km

Eccentricity

0.00058

Inclination

97.3901°

RAAN

297.4446°

Arg. of periapsis

166.2196°

True anomaly

193.90317°

Mean anomaly

193.9191°

Eccentric anomaly

193.91113°

Mean motion

3.77072 °/min

Orbital period

95.47 mins

BSTAR

0.00012376

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

FLOCK 2K 07, 42862 (Decayed)

FLYING LAPTOP, 42831

CORVUS BC2, 42846

LEMUR 2 FURIAUS, 42840

FREGAT DEB, 44608 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 13, 42891 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 19, 42886 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 DEMBITZ, 42842

OBJECT F, 42830 (Decayed)

TECHNOSAT, 42829

FLOCK 2K 02, 42853 (Decayed)

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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	2026-05-13 10:19:42.796Z	124.583° SE	2026-05-13 10:22:42.796Z	61.238° ENE	25.129°	2026-05-13 10:25:42.796Z	11.546° NNE
4 mins	2026-05-13 11:55:42.796Z	240.445° WSW	2026-05-13 11:56:42.796Z	259.729° W	17.964°	2026-05-13 11:59:42.796Z	311.276° NW
6 mins	2026-05-13 23:30:42.796Z	30.218° NE	2026-05-13 23:32:42.796Z	74.873° E	36.493°	2026-05-13 23:36:42.796Z	175.408° S

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OBJECT Z, 42848

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-12T23:01:58.110Z)

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