OBJECT AA, 42849

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OBJECT AA, 42849 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	42849, 2017-042AA
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	16 hours ago
Origin	GeoOptics (TBD)
Manufacturer	Tyvak NSS
Mission	Non-operational Commercial Meteo Radio Occ.
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	Unknown
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section	0.079 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 OBJECT AA
1 42849U 17042AA  25084.36586244  .00011551  00000-0  85532-3 0  9997
2 42849  97.3937 263.0103 0012193 194.0508 166.0380 15.03233032419689

Epoch: 2025-03-25T08:46Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-25T08:46:50.514Z)

Latitude	-0.0001°
Longitude	-51.76907°
Altitude	568.211 km
Speed	7.572 km/s
True Right ascension	17h 32m 02s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-1.05328°
Longitude	-50.99764°
Altitude	568.348 km
Speed	7.572 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	17h 45m 12s
Apparent Declination	-19° 32' 25"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	05:59:31
Azimuth	9.617° NNE
Elevation	-69.394°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	562.375 km
Perigee altitude	545.47 km
Semi-major axis	6,932.06 km
Eccentricity	0.0012193
Inclination	97.3937°
RAAN	263.0103°
Arg. of periapsis	194.0508°
True anomaly	166.07166°
Mean anomaly	166.038°
Eccentric anomaly	166.05484°
Mean motion	3.76054 °/min
BSTAR	0.00085532
Orbital period	95.73 mins

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OBJECT AA 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	2025-03-26 01:19:05.741Z	346.93° N	2025-03-26 01:22:05.741Z	287.639° WNW	27.224°	2025-03-26 01:25:05.741Z	229.516° WSW
6 mins	2025-03-26 12:04:05.741Z	180.419° SSW	2025-03-26 12:07:05.741Z	272.965° WNW	41.861°	2025-03-26 12:10:05.741Z	339.415° N

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