OBJECT B, 52717

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OBJECT B, 52717 is a satellite in LEO that was launched on Fri, 20 May 2022 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2C/YZ-1S launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC). 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

52717, 2022-056B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) (CN)

Manufacturer

DFH Shenzhen

Mission

Operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-05-20 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2C/YZ-1S

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.320 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 OBJECT B
1 52717U 22056B   25150.23497287  .00000041  00000-0  56167-4 0  9996
2 52717  86.0065 247.4870 0044380   4.9918 355.1652 13.29577063147429

Epoch: 2025-05-30T05:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-30T05:38:21.655Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-85.09586°

Altitude

1,117.965 km

Speed

7.31 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 29m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

10.80117°

Longitude

94.04353°

Altitude

1,182.741 km

Speed

7.247 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 20m 49s

Apparent Declination

-15° 03' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:26:48

Azimuth

72.02° E

Elevation

-42.575°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,178.871 km

Perigee altitude

1,112.091 km

Semi-major axis

7,523.618 km

Eccentricity

0.00444

Inclination

86.0065°

RAAN

247.487°

Arg. of periapsis

4.9918°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

355.1652°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.32585 °/min

Orbital period

108.24 mins

BSTAR

0.000056167

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Other satellites on launch #56 in the year 2022 (2022-05-20 UTC)

OBJECT A, 52716

OBJECT C, 52718

YZ-1S R/B, 52719 (Decayed)

OBJECT B 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.
9 mins	2025-05-30 17:05:16.969Z	31.665° NE	2025-05-30 17:09:16.969Z	68.774° E	19.022°	2025-05-30 17:14:16.969Z	115.451° SE
12 mins	2025-05-30 18:53:16.969Z	350.295° N	2025-05-30 18:59:16.969Z	250.403° W	42.952°	2025-05-30 19:05:16.969Z	190.093° SSW
4 mins	2025-05-31 05:18:16.969Z	88.311° E	2025-05-31 05:20:16.969Z	69.424° E	13.583°	2025-05-31 05:22:16.969Z	51.465° ENE
12 mins	2025-05-31 07:02:16.969Z	182.306° SSW	2025-05-31 07:07:16.969Z	215.341° SW	44.951°	2025-05-31 07:14:16.969Z	2.773° NNE
5 mins	2025-05-31 08:55:16.969Z	274.551° WNW	2025-05-31 08:57:16.969Z	293.08° NW	13.279°	2025-05-31 09:00:16.969Z	319.365° NNW

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