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OBJECT W, 47952 (Decayed)

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OBJECT W, 47952 was a satellite in LEO that was launched on Mon, 22 Mar 2021 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. This object's orbit decayed before it could be identified.

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Identifier

47952, 2021-022W

Orbit

Decayed

Country

TBD

Related business

National Research University Higher School of Economics (RU)

Manufacturer

VShE

Mission

Decayed Amateur Technology

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 3U, Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-03-22 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SOYUZ-2-1A

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.035 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 months ago

TLE from 10 months ago

0 OBJECT W
1 47952U 21022W   25157.69972699  .06655353  25454-5  93288-3 0  9992
2 47952  97.3980  72.5414 0010307 219.3637 140.6911 16.34906352233436

Epoch: 2025-06-06T16:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-06T16:47:36.411Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

-74.71054°

Altitude

187.866 km

Speed

7.79 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 50m 09s

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

19:36:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

182.957 km

Perigee altitude

169.446 km

Semi-major axis

6,554.339 km

Eccentricity

0.00103

Inclination

97.398°

RAAN

72.5414°

Arg. of periapsis

219.3637°

True anomaly

140.76585°

Mean anomaly

140.6911°

Eccentric anomaly

140.72848°

Mean motion

4.09025 °/min

Orbital period

88.01 mins

BSTAR

0.00093288

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Other satellites on launch #22 in the year 2021 (2021-03-22 UTC)

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OBJECT Y, 47954 (Decayed)

SMOG-1, 47964 (Decayed)

LACUNASAT-2B, 47948 (Decayed)

FEES, 48082 (Decayed)

BEESAT-7, 48084 (Decayed)

DMSAT-1, 47940 (Decayed)

OBJECT Q, 47946 (Decayed)

OBJECT K, 47941 (Decayed)

UNISAT 7, 47945

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OBJECT W, 47952 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-06T16:47:36.411Z)

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