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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 OBJECT AA
1 42849U 17042AA  25181.44357040  .00002674  00000-0  19625-3 0  9990
2 42849  97.3964 355.8252 0010993 222.7984 137.2387 15.04246700434273

Epoch: 2025-06-30T10:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T10:38:44.482Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-82.61343°

Altitude

562.488 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 43m 18s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

29.60121°

Longitude

-85.85957°

Altitude

565.13 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 36m 51s

Apparent Declination

-18° 26' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:21:59

Azimuth

121.05° SE

Elevation

6.853°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

558.422 km

Perigee altitude

543.188 km

Semi-major axis

6,928.942 km

Eccentricity

0.0011

Inclination

97.3964°

RAAN

355.8252°

Arg. of periapsis

222.7984°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

137.2387°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.76307 °/min

Orbital period

95.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00019625

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

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-01 10:44:29.928Z	112.144° ESE	2025-07-01 10:47:29.928Z	61.03° ENE	18.178°	2025-07-01 10:49:29.928Z	27.803° NE
5 mins	2025-07-01 12:19:29.928Z	213.156° SW	2025-07-01 12:21:29.928Z	255.553° W	26.424°	2025-07-01 12:24:29.928Z	319.162° NNW
5 mins	2025-07-01 23:57:29.928Z	49.083° ENE	2025-07-01 23:59:29.928Z	101.216° ESE	28.507°	2025-07-02 00:02:29.928Z	159.188° S
4 mins	2025-07-02 01:32:29.928Z	318.636° NNW	2025-07-02 01:33:29.928Z	301.038° NW	16.342°	2025-07-02 01:36:29.928Z	251.301° W

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