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

19 hours ago

Origin

GEOOPT (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 19 hours ago

0 OBJECT AA
1 42849U 17042AA  25128.48797277  .00004503  00000-0  33029-3 0  9992
2 42849  97.3962 305.1749 0013102  53.8400 306.4036 15.03906922426316

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:42Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:42:40.847Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-97.05304°

Altitude

552.547 km

Speed

7.588 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 20m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

58.91937°

Longitude

-108.64608°

Altitude

555.862 km

Speed

7.594 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 20m 58s

Apparent Declination

21° 38' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:17:09

Azimuth

42.245° NE

Elevation

-16.014°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

560.93 km

Perigee altitude

542.77 km

Semi-major axis

6,929.987 km

Eccentricity

0.0013102

Inclination

97.3962°

RAAN

305.1749°

Arg. of periapsis

53.84°

True anomaly

306.28264°

Mean anomaly

306.4036°

Eccentric anomaly

306.34313°

Mean motion

3.76222 °/min

BSTAR

0.00033029

Orbital period

95.69 mins

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FLOCK 2K 01, 42852 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 02, 42853 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 47, 42854 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 48, 42855 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 45, 42856 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 24, 42857 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 46, 42858 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 23, 42859 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 21, 42860 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 22, 42861 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2K 07, 42862 (Decayed)

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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 11:47:12.406Z	167.58° S	2025-05-09 11:50:12.406Z	172.855° S	44.101°	2025-05-09 11:54:12.406Z	347.808° N
5 mins	2025-05-10 01:01:12.406Z	344.581° N	2025-05-10 01:03:12.406Z	280.789° WNW	35.248°	2025-05-10 01:06:12.406Z	216.887° SW

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