OBJECT AL, 57038

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OBJECT AL, 57038 is a Chinese satellite in SSO that was launched on Thu, 15 Jun 2023 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 2D 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

57038, 2023-085AL

Orbit

SSO

Country

CN / PRC

Related business

None

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Operational Commercial Imaging

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2023-06-15 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

CHANG ZHENG 2D

Launch site

Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)

Object type

Unknown

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

2.000 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 OBJECT AL
1 57038U 23085AL  26171.44592897  .00012617  00000-0  37351-3 0  9995
2 57038  97.4953 283.8998 0007563  75.4159 284.7922 15.34999202167250

Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:42:08.263Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-145.29505°

Altitude

462.714 km

Speed

7.636 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 55m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:31:53

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

463.043 km

Perigee altitude

452.703 km

Semi-major axis

6,836.01 km

Eccentricity

0.00076

Inclination

97.4953°

RAAN

283.8998°

Arg. of periapsis

75.4159°

True anomaly

284.70839°

Mean anomaly

284.7922°

Eccentric anomaly

284.7503°

Mean motion

3.84007 °/min

Orbital period

93.75 mins

BSTAR

0.00037351

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Other satellites on launch #85 in the year 2023 (2023-06-15 UTC)

OBJECT AD, 57031

OBJECT J, 57012

OBJECT D, 57007 (Decayed)

OBJECT AK, 57037

OBJECT C, 57006 (Decayed)

OBJECT L, 57014

OBJECT N, 57016 (Decayed)

OBJECT B, 57005 (Decayed)

OBJECT F, 57009 (Decayed)

OBJECT Z, 57027 (Decayed)

OBJECT AQ, 57042 (Decayed)

OBJECT V, 57023

OBJECT AG, 57034 (Decayed)

OBJECT AA, 57028 (Decayed)

OBJECT AN, 57040 (Decayed)

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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	2026-06-22 19:35:52.565Z	50.686° ENE	2026-06-22 19:37:52.565Z	87.89° E	17.456°	2026-06-22 19:39:52.565Z	130.619° SE
5 mins	2026-06-23 07:40:52.565Z	177.056° S	2026-06-23 07:42:52.565Z	271.956° WNW	43.619°	2026-06-23 07:45:52.565Z	343.354° N

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OBJECT AL, 57038

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T10:42:08.263Z)

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