OBJECT C, 52718

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OBJECT C, 52718 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
52718, 2022-056C
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
7 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Changguang WJ
Mission
Non-operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~300 kg wet, ~300 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 7 hours ago
0 OBJECT C
1 52718U 22056C   25150.16755160  .00000232  00000-0  13413-3 0  9994
2 52718  86.0065 192.6791 0017702 119.2197 241.0755 14.04257401155139
Epoch: 2025-05-30T04:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-30T04:01:16.458Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-115.56565°
Altitude
888.325 km
Speed
7.405 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 50m 42s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
77.64899°
Longitude
-97.2075°
Altitude
882.449 km
Speed
7.423 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 52m 11s
Apparent Declination
29° 01' 45"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:46:22
Azimuth
344.78° N
Elevation
-19.378°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
888.946 km
Perigee altitude
863.263 km
Semi-major axis
7,254.242 km
Eccentricity
0.00177
Inclination
86.0065°
RAAN
192.6791°
Arg. of periapsis
119.2197°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
241.0755°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.51281 °/min
Orbital period
102.48 mins
BSTAR
0.00013413
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10 mins2025-05-30 14:51:57.763Z0.352° NNE2025-05-30 14:56:57.763Z122.771° SE44.227°2025-05-30 15:01:57.763Z173.666° S
7 mins2025-05-31 02:23:57.763Z122.214° SE2025-05-31 02:26:57.763Z78.155° E23.889°2025-05-31 02:30:57.763Z30.076° NE
8 mins2025-05-31 04:05:57.763Z221.88° SW2025-05-31 04:08:57.763Z268.297° W31.596°2025-05-31 04:13:57.763Z343.657° N
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