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

6 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 6 hours ago

0 OBJECT C
1 53950U 22121C   25182.15278205  .00246083  00000-0  92693-3 0  9993
2 53950  97.3193 222.3523 0004908 195.2813 164.8311 15.87149371154601

Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:40:00.369Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-112.10157°

Altitude

316.632 km

Speed

7.716 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 49m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-30.76128°

Longitude

-107.4769°

Altitude

323.957 km

Speed

7.711 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 28m 53s

Apparent Declination

-44° 19' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:13:39

Azimuth

246.541° WSW

Elevation

-54.07°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

310.434 km

Perigee altitude

303.871 km

Semi-major axis

6,685.29 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

97.3193°

RAAN

222.3523°

Arg. of periapsis

195.2813°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

164.8311°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.97066 °/min

Orbital period

90.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00092693

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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

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