OBJECT C, 53446

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OBJECT C, 53446 is a satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 10 Aug 2022 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6 launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). 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

53446, 2022-098C

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. (CN)

Manufacturer

Changguang WJ

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

JL-1, Unknown motor

Mass

42 kg wet, 42 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-08-10 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 6

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

2.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 OBJECT C
1 53446U 22098C   25144.19660758  .00015391  00000-0  45715-3 0  9995
2 53446  97.5358 252.6876 0003802  24.9681 335.1745 15.34869102154489

Epoch: 2025-05-24T04:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-24T04:43:06.894Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-60.13205°

Altitude

462.056 km

Speed

7.637 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 50m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

21.99041°

Longitude

-62.9735°

Altitude

461.544 km

Speed

7.639 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 22m 04s

Apparent Declination

-25° 20' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:38:58

Azimuth

243.811° WSW

Elevation

-8.341°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

460.86 km

Perigee altitude

455.662 km

Semi-major axis

6,836.398 km

Eccentricity

0.00038

Inclination

97.5358°

RAAN

252.6876°

Arg. of periapsis

24.9681°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

335.1745°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.83974 °/min

Orbital period

93.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00045715

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Other satellites on launch #98 in the year 2022 (2022-08-10 UTC)

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OBJECT P, 53457 (Decayed)

OBJECT Q, 53458 (Decayed)

OBJECT C 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.
4 mins	2025-05-24 19:22:29.991Z	48.978° ENE	2025-05-24 19:24:29.991Z	89.056° E	19.985°	2025-05-24 19:26:29.991Z	135.137° SSE
5 mins	2025-05-25 07:27:29.991Z	185.305° SSW	2025-05-25 07:29:29.991Z	268.16° W	40.841°	2025-05-25 07:32:29.991Z	339.488° N

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