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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 OBJECT AA
1 42849U 17042AA  25193.88253313  .00002615  00000-0  19158-3 0  9995
2 42849  97.3991   7.7291 0011918 175.8711 184.2616 15.04329392436147

Epoch: 2025-07-12T21:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T21:10:50.862Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

119.00345°

Altitude

564.874 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 30m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

25.28204°

Longitude

-57.02634°

Altitude

548.968 km

Speed

7.594 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 20m 22s

Apparent Declination

-6° 20' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:27:57

Azimuth

315.578° NNW

Elevation

-48.018°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

558.809 km

Perigee altitude

542.294 km

Semi-major axis

6,928.688 km

Eccentricity

0.00119

Inclination

97.3991°

RAAN

7.7291°

Arg. of periapsis

175.8711°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

184.2616°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76328 °/min

Orbital period

95.66 mins

BSTAR

0.00019158

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

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FLOCK 2K 04, 42851 (Decayed)

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	2025-07-13 11:40:25.551Z	168.3° S	2025-07-13 11:43:25.551Z	186.251° SSW	44.646°	2025-07-13 11:47:25.551Z	347.443° N
6 mins	2025-07-14 00:53:25.551Z	351.678° N	2025-07-14 00:56:25.551Z	267.34° W	33.963°	2025-07-14 00:59:25.551Z	215.619° SW

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