OBJECT L, 56856

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OBJECT L, 56856 is a satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 07 Jun 2023 UTC via a LIJIAN-1 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

56856, 2023-081L

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

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

Manufacturer

SECM?

Mission

Operational Commercial Technology

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~80 kg wet, ~80 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-06-07 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

LIJIAN-1

Launch site

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China (JSC)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 8 m

Radar Cross Section

6.005 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 OBJECT L
1 56856U 23081L   25181.19521971  .00107741  00000-0  94216-3 0  9991
2 56856  97.3278 260.7897 0003280 190.8032 169.3159 15.68578631115262

Epoch: 2025-06-30T04:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T04:41:06.982Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

-87.99789°

Altitude

368.298 km

Speed

7.687 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 23m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-22.35468°

Longitude

-84.78754°

Altitude

373.313 km

Speed

7.683 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 12m 22s

Apparent Declination

-54° 59' 13"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:45:16

Azimuth

224.617° SW

Elevation

-36.051°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

362.074 km

Perigee altitude

357.654 km

Semi-major axis

6,738.001 km

Eccentricity

0.00033

Inclination

97.3278°

RAAN

260.7897°

Arg. of periapsis

190.8032°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

169.3159°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.92416 °/min

Orbital period

91.74 mins

BSTAR

0.00094216

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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 2023 (2023-06-07 UTC)

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OBJECT AA, 56870 (Decayed)

OBJECT AB, 56871 (Decayed)

OBJECT AC, 56872 (Decayed)

OBJECT B, 56847

OBJECT C, 56848 (Decayed)

OBJECT D, 56849 (Decayed)

OBJECT E, 56850 (Decayed)

OBJECT F, 56851

OBJECT G, 56852 (Decayed)

OBJECT H, 56853 (Decayed)

OBJECT J, 56854 (Decayed)

OBJECT K, 56855 (Decayed)

OBJECT M, 56857 (Decayed)

OBJECT L 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	2025-07-01 05:19:58.784Z	157.44° SSE	2025-07-01 05:20:58.784Z	117.391° SE	43.562°	2025-07-01 05:23:58.784Z	351.399° N

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