OBJECT C, 53950

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OBJECT C, 53950 is a satellite owned by CALT (CN) in SSO that was launched on Mon, 26 Sep 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

53950, 2022-121C

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

CALT

Mission

Non-operational Defense Technology

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~100 kg wet, 100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-09-26 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 6

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.833 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 OBJECT C
1 53950U 22121C   25128.94149918  .00122453  00000-0  99902-3 0  9992
2 53950  97.3407 165.9530 0007625 138.0243 222.1605 15.70195206146212

Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:35:45.529Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-39.99147°

Altitude

365.309 km

Speed

7.688 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 03m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

24.13312°

Longitude

-42.94265°

Altitude

363.22 km

Speed

7.692 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 30m 41s

Apparent Declination

-14° 25' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:29:35

Azimuth

267.978° W

Elevation

-20.401°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

360.369 km

Perigee altitude

350.101 km

Semi-major axis

6,733.372 km

Eccentricity

0.0007625

Inclination

97.3407°

RAAN

165.953°

Arg. of periapsis

138.0243°

True anomaly

222.10189°

Mean anomaly

222.1605°

Eccentric anomaly

222.13119°

Mean motion

3.92821 °/min

BSTAR

0.00099902

Orbital period

91.64 mins

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Other satellites on launch #121 in the year 2022 (2022-09-26 UTC)

OBJECT A, 53948 (Decayed)

OBJECT B, 53949 (Decayed)

OBJECT C Visibility forecast

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